Welcome to the third part of the NLP Skills Polishing Programme dealing with presuppositions in language, I will continue to use the same themes as last week to show you how to build in presuppositions and gain more understanding of how this might be useful to you and for you.
Recap:
Presuppositions:
One of the best ways that I have found to learn language patterns is to each and every day take one pattern and write out examples of that pattern for a current theme that is important to you in your “real life.” In this way, their use can become unconscious and automatic. I have heard that Richard Bandler required his NLP Practitioner students to write out 100 examples of each of these patterns. You may want to do that also.
By using presuppositions, we are able to make a statement and have basic assumptions contained in that statement accepted, unconsciously, as being true.
The real “power” of using presuppositions comes from using 3, 4 or more of them together. Of course, to be able to chain many presuppositions together means that we must first learn to use each one of them individually and then move on to grouping them together. It has been said that when 3 presuppositions are used in a row that it is impossible not to accept the embedded presuppositions/assumptions.
The themes that I will use in demonstrating each pattern, as we work through these exercises are:
1. “To be an excellent communicator you will need to learn the importance and use of non−verbal communication.”
Here I will presuppose that in order to be a good communicator you must know how to use the 93% of communication that is non−verbal and “Creating and maintaining rapport is critical to building or enhancing a relationship.”
2. Here I will presuppose that ” Getting and maintaining rapport is crucial to building a relationship.”
Pick one, two or more themes for yourself to use throughout the week or if you wish pick a different theme(s) for each language pattern − your choice.
Day 1 Practice using Comparative − (AS……..AS) For example: What else gets as many results as NLP does? (Presupposes that NLP get results.)
Theme number 1:
What is as effective in improving your total communications as learning and using non−verbal communication skills?
Theme number 2:
Nothing is as important as creating and maintaining rapport in building relationships.
For today practice using the comparative as − as with your theme(s). Write out at least 5 examples for each theme(s).
Day 2 Practice using Repetitive Cue Words − (TOO, ALSO, EITHER, AGAIN, BACK)
Theme number 1:
You too can be an excellent communicator by learning and using non−verbal communication skills.
Theme number 2:
Either we learn how to create and maintain rapport or our relationships will suffer.
For today practice using repetitive cue words with your theme(s). Write out at least 5 examples for each theme(s).
Day 3 Practice using Repetitive Verbs and Adverbs − (Verbs and adverbs beginning with “re” for example REPEATEDLY, RETURN, RESTORE, REPLACE, RENEW)
Theme number 1:
Repeatedly practicing non−verbal communication skills will cause quantum improvements to your communication results.
Theme number 2:
One thing we know is we can renew our relationships by creating and maintaining rapport.
For today practice using repetitive verbs and adverbs with your theme(s). Write out at least 5
examples for each theme(s).
Day 4 Practice using Quantifiers − (ONLY, EVEN, EXCEPT, JUST)
Theme number 1:
The only way we may become excellent communicators is to lean to use non−verbal communication skills effectively.
Theme number 2:
Except for rapport it is difficult to create and maintain good relationships.
For today practice using quantifiers with your theme(s). Write out at least 5 examples for each theme(s).
Day 5 Practice using Change of Time Verbs and Adverbs − (BEGIN, END, STOP, START, CONTINUE, PROCEED, ALREADY, YET, STILL, ANYMORE)
Theme number 1:
Someone once said to my friend John, “Stop being mediocre; learn and use non−verbal communication .”
Theme number 2:
Have you discovered that creating and maintaining rapport is critical to a relationship, yet?
For today practice using change of time verbs and adverbs with your theme(s). Write out at least 5 examples for each theme(s).
How much of these presupposing statements can you notice naturally occurring in your day to day language?
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