Neuro Linguistic Programming

Neuro Linguistic Programming

NLP or Nuero Linguistic Programming is a topic we use on many of our courses such as stress management, conflict management, people management and our popular new manager programme

. Don’t be put off by the title if it sounds too theoretical or confusing, we all use elements of it in our lives to put meaning to everyday behaviours and actions.

To give you an example – have you ever considered your ‘love strategy’ i.e. the way in which we consider how we know we are loved by our partners, friends, and family members. Try this with a friend and discover aspects of their likes and dislikes that you probably never knew.

Ask your friend if they were only able to pick one method that they needed to experience to know if a ‘significant other’ loves them. Would they know if their partner:

1. Tells them that they love them

2. Shows them that they love them, or

3. Touches them in a specific way

Remind them that they can only pick one of the above. Their answer will mean more once you have read the rest of the article but for now, number one represents a preference for auditory signals, number two shows a visual preference and three a kinaesthetic response.

NLP And The Art Of Communication

Not only is communication a crucial element of dealing with pressure, gaining support or talking through problems it can also be the source of pressure itself.

Nuero Linguistic Programming (NLP) helps us to step back and think about how we can best communicate to our own brains or most importantly, achieve effective communication with others. The concept of NLP was first developed by J. Grinder and C. Bandler and the following paragraphs provide opportunity for you to think about some its key aspects.

Our own behaviour and thinking is generated by internal responses to what we see and hear. In other words how we communicate to our brains. You can communicate, but you cannot guarantee that the other person understands the meaning you are trying to communicate. To be effective you have to go back to first principles: