Category Archive: Communication

Jan
26

Why you should abandon Hope

Hope is an interesting concept – on the face of it, it seems like a really good thing. But what is hope exactly and what does it do? The first thing I’ve noticed is that hope is often a substitute …

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Jan
10

Hypnosis in Business?

When I talk about hypnosis to business people, I often get some strange looks. It’s also fairly obvious what they’re thinking at that point: “What place could hypnosis possibly have in business?” This is a perfectly natural response because most …

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Jan
09

Are we Predictably Irrational?

This month, I want to recommend Dan Ariely’s excellent book Predictably IrrationalĀ  [UK version] The book’s premise is that we often make decisions that – when we look at them rationally – make little real sense. However, the quirks in …

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Jul
30

Book Recommendation – “Flipnosis” by Kevin Dutton

Buy this book! Seriously. You’ve probably noticed that I don’t make recommendations very often. This book is an exception because I think it has something for everyone. It’s a book about influence and we all influence each other every day …

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May
27

NLP, Profiling, Attitudes and Business

Recently I’ve seen several articles describing NLP metaprograms as measuring attitudes in a ‘personality’ profile. Personally, I see metaprograms as unconscious filters which influence our everyday choices. For example: Your position on the ‘towards – away from’ spectrum will influence …

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May
18

Achieving your Goals 1 – The Desire Matrix

Welcome to session 1 of my Achieving your Goals course – ‘The desire matrix’. Just click on the video below to begin. Right-click on the links below and select ‘Save Target As’ to download the audio or text versions of …

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Apr
29

NLP – Influencing Decision-Making

One of the most interesting things about the way our minds work is the way that we make decisions. We do this every day – we have to decide between one thing and another thing and there is some internal …

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Apr
14

NLP Influence 3 – Placebos, Persuasion and Urban Myths

In the previous parts of this series, I’ve looked at the psychology of our natural decision-making processes (convincers) and some ways to bypass those processes. In this final part, find out how both convincers and bypass techniques can be used …

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Apr
07

NLP Influence 2 – How to Bypass Convincers

In my previous post on this topic, I explored the psychology behind our natural decision-making processes – and how you can make use of that knowledge to be more persuasive. This time, I’m going to show you several of the …

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Apr
01

NLP in Business

Have you ever wondered how compatible NLP is with common business needs? Watch this video to find out more: Questions or comments are welcome below.

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