Category Archives: NLP

The language of possibility

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Joanna

I’ve just been doing this with a client and thought it would be worth sharing here.  It’s an exercise that helps to shift the way you feel about things you want – or think you want – just by playing … Continue reading →

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Modal Operators

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Joanna

Modal operators are language patterns that set rules.  They are classed as generalisations in the Meta Model – because we generalise out from one experience to generate a rule ("I must" or "I can’t) Modal operators of possibility set rules … Continue reading →

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The Meta Model

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Joanna

The Meta Model is a set of language patterns, and questions that reconnect the deletions, distortions and generalisations with the experience that generated them.  (We all use filter systems of deletion, distortion and generalisation in order to make sense of … Continue reading →

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Framing and reframing

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Joanna

What does a teardrop mean to you?  It might conjure up an image or a feeling – sadness, perhaps, or tears of joy.  You might associate it with the sounds of someone crying (or laughing!) But a teardrop has no … Continue reading →

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Pacing and leading

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Joanna

Pacing and leading are closely related to the concept of rapport.  Pacing involves ‘matching’ someone for a while (going at their pace) until you have gained enough rapport that when you slowly start to change what you are doing (leading) … Continue reading →

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