Tag Archives: NLP
Pacing and leading
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
What do we mean by rapport?
Rapport is fundamental to all coaching and NLP. The thesaurus definition of rapport is: a relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people a feeling of sympathetic understanding sympathetic compatibility I’d highlight a few important words from that … Continue reading
The importance of trust
Trust is closely linked to rapport. But although rapport can be built immediately, trust takes time. There are things you will need to do, or demonstrate, to gain a person’s trust. These apply across contexts – as a colleague, a … Continue reading
How to crack the code
I’ve been working hard over the last few days setting up my new Confident Writing blog. Some of that has been writing new content to get the blog going. But I’ve also been customising the site, adding images, links, things … Continue reading