Posts Tagged ‘neuro linguistic programming’
« Older EntriesCommunication Skills Tip to Motivate Yourself and Others
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
This tip is a simple NLP (neuro linguistic programming) technique that you can use to:
- put yourself and other people in a positive frame of mind
- change the way you and others respond to information
- motivate yourself and others
- gain a new way of looking at things
Here’s how it works:
Imagine a painting in an elaborate gold frame. Notice both the painting itself and the frame. Now, in your mind’s eye, change the frame to a very modern plain black frame. Does the painting look different? Almost certainly it does, because you have changed its context.
It’s the same when you redecorate at home. Have you ever repainted a room, or got new curtains, and the room looked completely different? It looks different because you have changed the way it appears to you.
In NLP this way of changing things is called ‘reframing’. You can use reframing to describe a disagreeable task in a different way, so that you feel more positive about it. For example, at home I tend to refer to needing to do a ‘mountain of ironing’, which feels depressing. However, when I call it ‘listening to music time’, which is what I do when I’m ironing, then I actually look forward to doing it.
As a communicator, pay attention to the impact of your words. The information that you need to share is like the painting. The way you present the information, and the words you use to describe it, are the frame. Paint a positive picture, and frame it attractively, and you’ll find that you’ll get your audience on board.
Tags: business coaching, Influencing skills, motivation in business, motivational speaking, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, persuasion techniques, positive motivation, Positive thinking
Posted in Presentation Tips No Comments »
Communication Skills: What’s Your Learning Style?
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Did you know that we all have preferences for how we like to receive information? By understanding your own and other people’s preferences, you’ll be able to:
Tags: business coaching, Communication skills, communication style, Leadership Skills, Learning styles, neuro linguistic programming, Presentation skills, Presentation Tips, Tips for presenting
Posted in Presentation Tips No Comments »
NLP Tip: Pacing Yourself for Better Concentration and Productivity
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
This short video clip explores the NLP concept of ‘pacing’. You can use your understanding of pacing to improve your concentration, be more productive, and effectively influence other people. In the video, I share practical examples from my own coaching practice to illustrate how pacing works.
Tags: Communication skills, Improve concentration, Improving effectiveness, Increase productivity, Leadership Skills, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, NLP Pacing, self improvement
Posted in Career Development No Comments »
Communications Skills: Are You What or Why?
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
We all have preferences for how we tend to present and receive information. Do you know what your communication preferences are?
When it comes to conceptual information, we are usually interested in two things: what we need to know and why it is important. Or, why we need to know the information and what is important! Knowing which style you are is a valuable communication and persuasion skill.
Tags: Communication skills, influence, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, persuasion, Presentation skills
Posted in Presentation Tips No Comments »
Communications Skills: A Simple Tip to Enhance Your Message
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Good communication skills are key to helping you give better feedback, be more persuasive, elegantly disagree, and ensure that your message is clearly heard. This nitty gritty language tip is a useful communication skill – and it’s focus is on your use of the word AND.
Tags: Communication skills, communication tips, giving feedback, handling conflict, Leadership Skills, making positive change, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, persuasion, Presentation skills, self improvement
Posted in Presentation Tips No Comments »
Where’s Your Focus?
Monday, May 24th, 2010
‘We can always choose to perceive things differently. We can focus on what’s wrong in our life, or we can focus on what’s right.’ Marianne Williamson
Where does your focus tend to be? Making good choices about what we focus on has a powerful impact on the results we get. Have you ever got up in the morning, had one or two things go wrong early on, and ended up having a ‘bad day’? When we notice the things that go wrong, and invest energy in dwelling on them, our minds tend to seek more instances of the same thing. We generalise about the experience that we’re having, and then we end up with a ‘bad day’. This is all to do with powerful neurological filtering that takes place outside of our conscious awareness.
Tags: business coaching, coaching, goal setting, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, outcome orientation
Posted in Self Development No Comments »
Communication Skills Tip #7: Chunking
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
This short video explains the NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) concept of ‘chunking’. You can use your understanding of chunking to:
- communicate more persuasively
- understand your own ‘chunk size’ preferences
- influence others by understanding their preferences
- prepare better written information and presentations
Tags: being persuasive, chunking, Communication skills, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, persuasion, presentations, Presenting Tips, written communication
Posted in Presentation Tips No Comments »
Knowing What to Measure in Business
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
How do you know when you’ve done a good job? How do you know when things are going well? How do you know that your business, organisation or project is heading in the right direction?
We’re often busy trying to do our best and get results, with no concrete way of knowing if we’re on track or off track. Many people in business spend all day long looking at numbers and measurements which may or may not be measuring the right things. Either way, it’s useful to consider what we should be measuring.
In NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) we use the key concept of the evidence procedure. This goes beyond most goal setting strategies.
Tags: business coaching, evidence procedure, Executive coaching, metrics, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, well formed outcome
Posted in Career Development No Comments »
Blessed are the flexible – what the ash cloud showed me
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
‘Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not get bent out of shape’ – my friend, Kris Hallbom
I’m writing this blog post in California, where I find myself staying a little longer than anticipated thanks to the volcanic ash cloud currently disrupting air travel to Europe. It’s a disorienting experience being here and wondering when I’ll be heading back to the UK, I miss my husband and my home.
Tags: Dealing with Change, Leadership Skills, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, self improvement
Posted in Self Development No Comments »
About Kate Warren
Kate Warren is the founder of Brightlife. She is a leader in the field of personal and professional development, and is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and coach. Kate is passionate about helping people to unlock their personal and professional potential. She is an NLP Master Practitioner, a Certified NLP Coach, a Master of Group Leadership Dynamics, and the U.K.'s first certified WealthyMind™ trainer. In 2008 her business success was recognised when she was invited to join ‘Courvoisier the Future 500’, an elite group of the 500 rising stars of British business.
Connect with Kate
Courvoisier The Future 500 is an exclusive member's network of the country's most innovative business brains and creative talent. Being awarded a place shows dedication and commercial success.