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NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) 

In simple terms Neuro-linguistic programming is the exploration of how we communicate, think and change.

NLP training is an exploration of these attributes and leads to increased communication skills, confidence, motivation and success and is directly related to increasing our ability to influence and persuade. It is also effective in overcoming blocks or barriers caused by lack of these skills.

Other related descriptions include:

• The study of human excellence

• The study of programming your brain

• The study of subjective experience

• The study of what and how things work

Our practitioner certification is designed to improve your personal life which in turn will have a positive impact on your business life.

Our master practitioner certification, through your choice of three modules from coaching, sales, leadership, presentation, change management and hypnotic influence is designed to improve your business life and will have a positive impact on your personal life.

Achieving success with NLP is easy provided you are prepared to demonstrate a degree of personal courage, honesty and commitment.

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Exploring NLP is an experiential process and therefore book and theoretical learning beforehand can be as much of a hindrance as help - An NLP taster  or NLP Training can give you that experiential experience after which reading can be exceptionally useful. Understanding NLP, in the traditional sense, is NOT a requisite to being effective at it. Practice is.

However if you are unable to attend a training we have a recommended selection of books.

Training isn't for everybody, but its potential is such that most people owe it to themselves to find out if its right for them.

Richard Bandler and John La Valle explain Neuro-Linguistic Programming as relating to:

Neuro:

Nervous system through which experience is received and processed through the five senses.

Linguistic:

Language and nonverbal communication systems through which neural representations are coded, ordered and give meaning.

Programming:

The ability to organise or communication and neurological systems to achieve specific desired results.

(copyright 1994 John La Valle and Richard Bandler)

Three further building blocks are:

Attitude:

What is the best physical and emotional state to accomplish a task? and what are the most appropriate beliefs to have about yourself and your client? We explore which states and beliefs produce the best results in different contexts.

Modelling:

Find out from the best! We use a number of modelling approaches ranging from simply asking straightforward questions to using Deep Trance Identification (DTI) which in some ways is similar to how we learnt as children. Sometimes to help a client it's worth modelling their 'problems' in order to help them solve them.

Techniques:

An appropriate attitude and a passion for modelling will result in many techniques, techniques are a way of transferring what you've learnt to others. People practising NLP have produced many useful techniques to help others to reach their objectives  and overcome 'blocks' if appropriate.

However the 'spirit' of NLP is as much about attitude and modelling as techniques.

Wikipedia comes up with a more detailed explanation which you might find useful from a historical perspective:

"Neuro-linguistic programming is an applied system based on the subjective study of language, communication and change. It was co-founded by Richard Bandler and linguist John Grinder in the 1970s as a method of personal development.

They developed a set of practices and techniques based on modeling successful psychotherapists of the time . However, its application was not limited to psychotherapy, rather they attended to the communication patterns that could be applied generally. Its theoretical foundations borrowed from a range of disciplines, including various psychological fields, linguistics, cognitive science and occupational therapy.

The psychotherapists included Fritz Pearls - he coined the term Gestalt Therapy, Virginia Satir - known for her approach to family therapy and Milton Erickson - an American psychiatrist  specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.

NLP and its many variants are taught through seminars, workshops, books and audio programs. The field is loosely spread and resistant to a single comprehensive definition. There is also a great deal of difference between the depth and breadth of training and standards."

For more from Wikipedia see: Wikipedia Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Taking into account the last comment we recommend that any training you take is accredited by either one of the co-founders of NLP, Richard Bandler or John Grinder. They have both continued to make significant advances over the last 30 years - and its in your interest to ensure you receive the latest training.

We offer Richard Bandler and SNLP accredited NLP training.

Please call me, Michael Beale 01908 506563 if you would like to know more.