Posts Tagged ‘sensory acuity’

Use NLP to see more than you think

Posted on February 9th, 2010 by nlpdaily

Sam Harrison tells the story:
An old man witnessed a traffic accident, and in court the defense attorney tried to discredit his testimony.
“Mr. Johnson, I see you are wearing thick glasses,” said the lawyer.
“Yes sir, I do.”
“And you’re up in age, aren’t you?
“Yes sir, proudly, I’m 84 in May.”
“So exactly how far can you see, Mr. [...]

Is Actor Will Smith (and His Attitude) Worth Modeling?

Posted on January 6th, 2010 by nlpdaily

The short answer is yes. Watching (and learning from) this video below, you will quickly see why he’s one of the most successful actors of our times. I invite all NLPer’s to listen to his language patterns, where his focus is, notice his physiology, and perhaps the most important thing to model is his attitude.
I [...]

We Can’t Pay Attention to Everything…but We Can Pay Attention to More

Posted on December 17th, 2009 by nlpdaily

While the concept of change blindness suggests we can’t pay attention to everything and all details, we can pay attention to more.
More meaning, what’s in front of you that means something of value in interpreting, understanding, and reading them.
NLP encourages us to pay attention to more and form (calibrate) meaning from what we hear, see [...]

Does NLP Give Us Insight Into Detecting Lies?

Posted on December 10th, 2009 by nlpdaily

One of the foundational skills of NLP that you begin to hone in NLP Practitioner training (and beyond) is that of pattern detection. Once your sensory acuity sharpens, you can start to apply your new pattern detection skills in a variety of ways.
One of them is in identifying when someone is lying.
A person’s mouth is [...]

Proof that You Don’t Pay Attention

Posted on July 5th, 2009 by nlpdaily

Do you like card tricks? Are you good at figuring out card tricks? This NLP Blog is intended primarily for those wanting to expand their NLP skills and particularly in the areas of business management and sales. The most important foundational skill I will refer back to is paying attention (developing sensory acuity).  Why? [...]

The Lost Art of Paying Attention

Posted on June 29th, 2009 by nlpdaily

We all have a certain degree of sensory awareness and we all use some of it to gain information about others.  Through experience you develop the skill to predict, often with great accuracy, how people will respond to certain communications.  
You can be more acutely aware of sensory feedback by increasing the number of perceptual doors that [...]