NLP Article Index

What is NLP

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) was initially developed as the “study of human excellence”. That means that people from various different fields were approached, in order to find out exactly what made them so excellent, and then to integrate this knowledge into the field of NLP. more...

The meaning of the communication is the response it elicits

We have no choice but to communicate, by not replying to messages or refusing to take part in a discussion, whether that be in your personal or business life, you are still communicating a message. When you don’t say yes, that could be perceived as no by default and vice versa. The only choice we have when it comes to communication is the effectiveness our communication. more...

The Map Is Not The Territory

We experience the world through our five senses, sight, hearing, touch smell and taste (the territory) and build an internal representation of this external input in our brain (the map). more...

You cannot not communicate

We are always communicating. Everything we say or don’t say sends out a message, however, communication is more than just language and syntax. Every time you interaction with another person, communication takes place at some level. Most obvious are the words you use, however, the way you dress, your body language, your self-image, all send messages. more...

Seven Plus Or Minus Two  

Your five senses generate around 2 billion bits of information every second. Thankfully sanity is maintained by filtering all but a few bits, approximately seven plus or minus two... more...

People Work Perfectly

One of the biggest and most innacurate beliefs within the field of psychotherapy (and in many other areas of life) is that people are broken and they need to be fixed. NLP completely disregards this notion and proposes that people work perfectly...they just might not be working perfectly in the right direction... more

Learning How to be Congruent with NLP

NLP is well renowned for offering tools, techniques and a methodology that assists you in becoming a more powerful and effective influencer. There are many different ways to influence someone, however, the most important skill you can learn is to harness your own ability to be congruent... more

The Law of Reciprocity

There are certain social conditionings that are deep rooted and have been present for centuries. One of the most powerful of these is the law of reciprocity. The law of reciprocity states that... more

Inoculations:- Overcoming objections before they arise

Irrespective of what career or job we are in, we are constantly met with objections to the ideas that we pitch to people. If you know what some of thes objections are in advanced then you can overcome them before they arise by... more

Top 3 tips for Influential Communication

Let's face it, we live in a results oriented society. One where the level of results we achieve is significantly affected by our level of communication and influencing skills. As you read and apply these top 3 tips you will find yourself quickly and easily becoming a more influential and effective communicator... more

Become a more influential Communicator with Meta-Programs Part 1

Human beings are creatures of habit. This doesn’t just apply to our behaviours it also applies to our thoughts, feelings, beliefs and attitudes. Meta-Program is a term used in NLP to describe a person’s habitual...more

Moving Ahead With Language by Owen Fitzpatrick

I was recently attempting to explain the principle of tag questions and time predicates to my cousin who has no background of NLP and I realised how simplistic it sounded when the explanation of how language affects the brain is not provided... more