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Understanding Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) was developed in the 1970s by John Grinder and Richard Bandler. They describe it as a set of advanced communication skills derived from studying top performers across various fields. By modeling these individuals’ thinking and behavioral patterns, NLP aims to replicate their positive results.
NLP’s techniques help you understand yourself and others better, manage your reactions, communicate effectively, and build rapport to achieve positive outcomes.
Consider the last time your boss asked for a “quick chat” after a challenging project or how you felt before a public presentation. Or think about how a child responds to a parent’s angry tone. Our reactions in such scenarios are often automatic and can be either helpful or detrimental. NLP aims to make you more aware of these reactions and teaches you to change them constructively.
Despite its global practice, NLP is often criticized for lacking rigorous research and evidence of its effectiveness. Nonetheless, it is widely applied in business settings for persuasion, sales, management training, and coaching.
Applying NLP Techniques
NLP enhances your ability to behave positively and constructively. It helps develop rapport, connect with others, and communicate effectively. By understanding desired outcomes and staying aware of your progress toward them, NLP promotes behavioral flexibility to achieve your goals.
For example, in negotiating a business contract, NLP can heighten your awareness of your speech and the other person’s engagement, allowing you to adjust your approach as needed.
In a challenging discussion, NLP can help you shift your perspective to understand the other person’s viewpoint better. Similarly, taking a “helicopter view” to see the bigger picture can aid in reaching a comprehensive agreement.
NLP can also boost confidence in public speaking by transferring confident feelings from familiar situations to less confident ones, leveraging subtle shifts in your unconscious mind.
Key Points
NLP is widely practiced but often labeled a pseudo-science due to doubts about its credibility. Supporters argue that it enhances communication skills, facilitates change, and improves connections. By speaking your audience’s language and identifying behavioral obstacles, NLP aims to help you communicate more effectively.
NLP is designed to enhance your ability to communicate and achieve positive outcomes through advanced language and behavioral techniques.
Resources
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- Bandler, R. and Grinder, J. (2005). 'The Structure of Magic, Vol. 1: A Book About Language and Therapy,' California: Science and Behavior Books.
- Sharpley, C. F. (1987). 'Research findings on neurolinguistic programming: Nonsupportive data or an untestable theory?' Journal of Counseling Psychology, 34(1), 103-107.
- Sturt, Jackie et al. (2012). 'Neurolinguistic programming: a systematic review of the effects on health outcomes,' The British Journal of General Practice, 62(604), 757-64.
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