Practical Nlp Podcast

Practical NLP Podcast 72 - 'Towards' vs 'Away-from' motivation!

Prioritising your values list and checking for conflicts - do this before you set any goals! Practical NLP Podcast with Andy Smith episode 71

In this week's episode we learn how to elicit values the NLP way, and why values are important for motivation. This is useful for coaching and for personal development, and essential for successful goal-setting.

How to be a better leader - some tips from NLP and research on how to lead by example

Ideas on how to use NLP for selling and influencing, plus the CRAFT model for influence and sales. Practical NLP Podcast 68 with Andy Smith

Follow the steps in the 123-XL Model to be a better negotiator. With some tips on how you can use your NLP skills to get better results in negotiation

Tips from NLP (and a few other areas like Emotional Intelligence) to run more effective meetings

This week on the Practical NLP Podcast, the most important thing you need to know about changing people's minds - something that many of those 'Influence with NLP' and 'Get anyone to do anything you want' courses out there don't tell you.

NLP has a useful set of classifications for the behaviour patterns of 'difficult' people, known as the 'Satir Categories'. Learn how to recognise them...

Ideas from NLP for giving effective feedback (and what not to do) - plus how to learn from criticism while maintaining a good emotional state

Perceptual Positions is one of the most useful NLP patterns. It looks at any interpersonal problem from 3 viewpoints for new insights

In this episode, some of the most useful metaprograms for business, covering 'Sameness/Difference' and 'Options/Procedures'

In this episode of the Practical NLP Podcast we look at the General/Specific, Proactive/Reactive and Internal/External Frame of Reference metaprograms

Metaprograms in NLP are one of the sets of filters we use to create our map of the world. They run 'in the background' so we are usually not consciously aware of them. They drive: what we pay attention to what we respond to what motivates us how we interact with the people around us the kind of language that will influence us This podcast introduces metaprograms (and five reasons you need to know about them!) and takes an in-depth look at one of the most important ones, the "Towards/Away From" motivation filter. In the podcast I mention this book quite a lot – it’s a very accessible must-read for coaches and managers! Words That Change Minds by Shelle Rose Charvet – order it from Amazon via these links:Paperback | Kindle  

This week's podcast covers one of the most useful models in NLP - the 'Logical Levels' or 'Neuro-Logical Levels' model developed by Robert Dilts. This is a powerful map for coaching individuals, and is also a useful way to analyse change in a team or organisation. It's even applicable in the field of branding. The podcast includes: Why moving house may not be enough on its own to solve your neighbour problems Why many training courses don't have a lasting effect Why Hollywood produces so many duff copycat films and sequels How to use Levels of Change to improve the performance of your team ... and much more! Show notes: the model is outlined in this post on my other blog: Using the NLP ‘Logical Levels’ model with Appreciative Inquiry (if you're really interested in this model, check the comments section of that post for a snapshot of why some people in NLP say it's not really NLP, and references to some associated critiques of it - only worth doing if you're a real NLP nerd though) Duration:

Parts Integration (also known as the 'Visual Squash') is one of the most powerful changework techniques in NLP. In this podcast we guide you through it and show you how it works. As usual with changework techniques, don't try this yourself on serious problems! Always consult a competent professional. However, if you want to try out parts integration with a dilemma or something you feel 'in two minds' about, go ahead. In this week's episode: What we mean by 'parts' in NLP How they are formed Why demonising bad habits often makes them worse How to integrate conflicting parts Alternate ways of getting parts to work together

'Incongruence' is when someone is in two minds about something, or when their behaviour doesn't match their words. It can be simultaneous (wanting two different things, being stuck in a dilemma) or sequential (acting one way some of the time, and maybe the opposite way at other times). Other people can usually spot when you're behaving incongruently long before you do. This week's podcast includes: How incongruence can torpedo a leader How to discover your own 'incongruence signal' How to challenge incongruence in others without damaging your relationship with them When and how to use 'intentional incongruence' ... and much more! The great US NLP trainer Jonathan Altfeld is mentioned in the podcast - you can find him here

A useful way to look at 'problem' behaviours is to remember there is a positive intention behind them. Separating the intention from the results (which may be unwanted) opens up the possibility of change without 'resistance'. John Grinder's 'Six Step Reframe' process is an elegant format that uses this principle. You can use this format to change your own habits - or if you're a therapist, add it to your toolkit for use with others. When I was a hypnotherapist 20 years ago, discovering that this process (from the book Trance-Formations) worked better than anything I'd been taught on my original (admittedly low-quality) hypnosis training was what first pointed me in the direction of learning NLP. Featuring: why demonising 'bad habits' makes them more resistant to change how a snake with its tail in its mouth advanced science making a deal with your unconscious mind .... and much more! The steps of the process are outlined in the show notes below. Show notes: You can try this ap

All meaning is context-dependent - so when we place events, things or qualities in a different frame, our emotional responses and probably behavioural responses can also change to something more helpful. This podcast explains the two types of 'standard' reframing in NLP (context and meaning reframes) and adds a third, the 'figure-ground' reframe. It also shows how preframing can save you a lot of trouble. Featuring: Why it's not necessarily a bad thing when your horse runs away The key distinction to make your reframes effective My impression of Rorschach from 'Watchmen' ... and much more!

A new topic for the next series of podcasts: frames! The meaning we attach to what we perceive, and even what we notice versus what we don't notice, is strongly influenced by which 'frames' we are using. This podcast introduces the topic, and explains some commonly used frames in NLP and when they may be useful in a business, training or coaching context. The frames mentioned in this podcast are briefly described in this post, so rather than duplicate it I'll just direct you there if you're interested.