NLP Practitioner

What is NLP, cause & effect, the process of change, NLP model of communication, perception is projection, neurotransmitters, responsibility for change. Sets the frame for the entire training.

The foundational beliefs of NLP (map is not the territory, people have all the resources they need, there is no failure only feedback, etc.) and the Prime Directives of the Unconscious Mind.

Calibration, 5 components (skin color, tonus, breathing, lower lip, eyes), scientist observer mindset

Matching/mirroring, physiology, vocal quality, pacing & leading, indicators of rapport

Eye accessing cues, elicitation techniques, exceptions and variations

Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Auditory Digital representational systems. Predicate words and phrases. Rep system preference test. Matching rep systems for deeper rapport.

What submodalities are, the checklist, elicitation process, drivers & universals

Comparing submodality structures between two experiences to find critical differences

Like to dislike mapping, belief change via submodality transfer

Using submodalities to change limiting beliefs by mapping across belief structures

Keys to successful swish, the swish script, live demo

First, second, and third position — dissociative techniques for gaining perspective

Overlap patterns between representational systems (e.g., see-feel circuits). Eye tracking patterns for strategy elicitation. How synesthesias create automatic responses.

The 5 therapeutic levels: present problem, Meta Model, associated strategy, cause-effect/temporary agency, blows out strategy. Framework for choosing the right intervention depth.

Bridge from submodalities into language patterns. How language creates and maintains internal representations. The relationship between surface structure and deep structure. Why language precision matters for change work.

Linguistic presuppositions — existence, possibility/necessity, cause-effect, complex equivalence, awareness, time, adverb/adjective. How to embed presuppositions in your language as a trainer.

Chunking up, down, and laterally — nominalizations

Ericksonian language patterns, artfully vague language, embedded commands, metaphors

Deletions, distortions, generalizations — recovering deep structure from surface structure

Advanced Meta Model patterns — complex violations, stacked presuppositions, advanced questioning techniques for deeper structure recovery. Builds on basic Meta Model.

What states are, how to elicit them (recall, model, act as if), accessing and amplifying a resourceful state, stacking states, breaking state. The bridge from language work into anchoring — you can't anchor a state you can't elicit.

What anchoring is, iTURN model (5 keys), resource anchor setup, fire, and test

Ring of Power technique — stacking multiple resource states on one anchor

Neutralizing negative states by collapsing a negative anchor with a stronger positive one

Designing anchor chains, criteria for chain states, the 10-step chaining process

Behavioral flexibility exercise using anchoring — rapidly shifting between states on command. Builds state agility and demonstrates the power of anchored states.

Using the timeline and anchoring to revisit and resource past events. The client accesses a past memory, adds new resources, and re-encodes the experience. A core NLP change technique.

How physiology drives state — modeling the physiology of peak performers. Posture, breathing, movement patterns that create resourceful states. The mind-body connection in NLP.

TOTE model, components & elements, formal elicitation process, distinguishing strategies

Context reframe, meaning reframe, utilization, the 6-step reframe

Identifying parts, the integration process, resolving internal conflicts — the capstone Practitioner technique

Framework for selecting the right NLP intervention based on the client's presenting issue. When to use anchoring vs. reframing vs. parts vs. timeline. The therapeutic decision tree.

NLP applied to sales: establish rapport, find the need (values elicitation), build value (link to values), close (anchor decision), follow up. Ethical persuasion using NLP principles.

Using rapport, sensory acuity, Meta Model questions, and reframing in negotiation contexts. Outcome-based negotiation. Finding the win-win through values alignment.

Structured coaching meeting format using NLP. Setting outcomes, eliciting states, establishing well-formedness conditions, creating action steps, future pacing results.

Bonus certification: one core induction, pre-talk, stages of hypnosis overview, what hypnosis is and isn't. Based on Gina's Course 8 Bonus Content #1 (10 videos).

Bonus certification: eliciting the timeline, floating above, root cause, releasing negative emotions (anger, sadness, fear, hurt, guilt), limiting decisions. Course 8 Bonus Content #2 (10 videos).