Here is an interesting example of Broca's aphasia. The unfortunate man in this video is unaware that he is only saying the sound "tono" – all of his non-verbal communication is congruent with the message he is trying to convey, and the submodalities (expressive variability) of his verbal communication are also present as far as..
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Brain surgery – patient awake
The squeamish may prefer to look away, go make a cup of tea or email someone on Facebook instead of watching this video. I worked in neurosurgery on the wards for some time in a fairly junior capacity; it was possibly the most stressful job I have ever had and isn't something I would ever..
Read moreThe Feedback Sandwich
This week I have received two emails that reflect the Shit Sandwich – I got given some unsolicited and rather confusing "feedback". I thought the shit sandwich had long gone, but then that might just be that I left the world of normal work some years ago. I no longer have to deal with management..
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This is a quick post. It is regarding the seemingly never-ending overuse of the word "powerful" that coaches and therapists use to describe their techniques. The technique is always "powerful" and quite often is also "secret", giving us "the secret powerful technique". It isn't, of course. Steam locomotives are "powerful"; jet engines are "powerful"; a..
Read moreSubmodalities in Language: Notes from an NLPWeekly Reply
This was something I posted on NLPWeekly a while ago. Someone asked about matching/mismatching modalities and submodalities as a possible exercise at the practice group: You may want to consider the submodalities that are expressed in language as well; this is commonly missed, even by many master practitioners I see... Some people fail to focus..
Read moreA New Psalm for NLP Practitioners
I need to have another little rant here. There is a pernicious cliché afoot that is beginning to really irritate me, and just when I thought I’d seen the last of it, it keeps re-appearing, fully accompanied by an ever-present level of crass ignorance and stupidity. Yes, it is NLPer bashing time once again. "The..
Read moreIn Defence of The Right Man
Following various feedback regarding my "Right Man Syndrome – Depressive Thinking Patterns" article, I thought I’d write the patterns from the Right Man’s perspective. For this purpose, we need to invoke the concept of "The Maybe Man". In contrast to Right Man, the "Maybe Man" is usually gregarious with good social skills and is, more..
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I’ve just spent a few minutes, Googling the words "NLP career". It is interesting how many training companies are offering their services from the sales angle of NLP as a new career." Nothing new, of course, but the question I have is, just how many of these companies are themselves actually making any money? I..
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I've been asked a few times recently what the positive influences on my work and philosophy have been and what things I recommend. Here are some of those things, people, workshops, books, etc. This list is in no particular order and is by no means exhaustive. R.D. Laing. Basically, everything written by R.D. Laing. I..
Read moreConcerns About Some Life Coaches
I must be getting old. Either that or I am just getting tired. I've seen it happen to relatives and their peers who take up political causes, rage at the television news debates, get angry at the behaviour of the youth, and lament the nostalgia of times gone by. So I think I am definitely..
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