Practical NLP

Interview with psychologist and NLP Trainer Sarah Makinde about using the Logical Levels model in coaching, how she blends psychology and NLP, how she grew a successful Facebook community, and more

In this episode of the Practical NLP Podcast I interview Duff McDuffee, one of the most thoughtful people in modern NLP. He specialises in helping creative and neurodivergent people who ‘think different’, as that classic Apple ad used to say. In our wide-ranging conversation we talk about: Duff's first introduction to NLP - as for many people, it was via Tony Robbins What it was like working for K...

NLP has a number of ways to help people get over traumatic incidents. Let's delve into them to see how they work.

Everyone wants tips on how to get what they want, but it's more important to find your direction so you get to the right place. This interview with Andy Smith tells you how!

https://youtu.be/6aYnXIGWpPk This is the video version - listen / subscribe to the podcast version below Andy Smith in conversation with NLP Trainer, coach and author Margaret Nash. Here are some of the things we talk about: Why smoking cessation or maybe weight loss is the thing to specialise in if you want to make money as a hypnotherapist, and helping people with deeper problems is probably a t...

https://youtu.be/4LEQl3Mu7jU A bit of a rant this week, inspired by the many, many posts I've seen on NLP forums from rookie NLP practitioners who ask what technique they should be using with a particular client problem. They're going about it all wrong, and their NLP trainers should have showed them the right way! Here's how to approach any client problem so you'll know what to do... (for SEO pur...

Andy Smith in conversation with Debra Heslin, NLP Trainer, High Performance Coach, and Yoga teacher. Here are some of the things we talk about: Jack Canfield's work (you may know him as the Chicken Soup For The Soul guy) is mostly based on NLP Corporates can benefit from NLP (even something as simple as a representational systems test) There's some interesting real-time interactive technology out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRQQA5StB1M&list=PLTPfitvHf-yqV6P9F4Lq2TrwiS-yGbBJW Andy Smith interviews coaching specialist and NLP and Ericksonian hypnosis trainer Doug O'Brien. In this interview: Doug tells us about NLP Practitioner training with Tony Robbins in the eighties Takes a dig at the shortness of most NLP Practitioner courses these days (compared to the 28 days they originally took)...

This week we have the second half of an interview that we did about how to apply the principles or ‘presuppositions’ of NLP to improve your life and work. In the first half we explored the principle that “The map is not the territory”. In this interview we look at another principle that flows naturally from that one: “Respect for the other person’s map of the world”. Among other things, we talk ab...

This week’s episode is something a bit different. Instead of me interviewing a prominent member of the NLP community, it’s someone interviewing me – about the principles or ‘presuppositions’ of NLP and how you can use them to be more effective in your life and work, even if you’re not NLP trained. My interviewer is Deb Johnstone, an NLP coach based in Cairns City, Australia. Deb specialises in hel...

This week's episode is an interview with LAB Profile® queen Shelle Rose Charvet - with a very special offer included! One of the most respected figures in NLP, (and probably the most entertaining speaker), and bestselling author, Shelle has been researching and using the LAB Profile® (a more user-friendly development of metaprograms) for over 25 years. In our conversation, we discover: how Shelle...

This week's guest is the inspirational Gemma Bailey! Gemma is an NLP trainer and director of NLP4Kids - a company which specialises in bringing NLP to children, their families and schools to help them with mild to moderate mental health and emotional challenges. With a background in childcare Gemma has translated NLP into child friendly language for delivery by over 20 NLP4Kids practitioners who a...

This week's interview is with a real innovator in NLP, my old friend and occasional mentor Jonathan Altfeld, international NLP trainer and developer of Genius Mapping and many other useful tools and patterns. In the interview, Jonathan shares with us an important distinction that will make you a better coach, therapist or even mechanic: the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning, and...

This episode marks a new direction for the Practical NLP Podcast! Up to now we've been talking you through various aspects of NLP in a structured way - essentially the episodes build up into an audio home study pack for an NLP Practitioner course (contact me if you'd like to license them for your own Practitioner courses). From now on, I'll be interviewing various stars of the NLP field - people I...

The SCORE model is not taught on that many NLP Practitioner courses, which is a shame as it's very useful in coaching and problem solving and doesn't require superhuman sensory acuity to use (although that helps of course). This episode introduces the model and gives some sample questions and tips on how to use it successfully when coaching individuals. In this week's podcast: How Robert Dilts and...

This week, the end of an era as we come to the end of the 'scripted' Practical NLP Podcast episodes. From next episode we'll be switching to a longer format where I interview thought leaders and practitioners applying NLP in original ways to solve real-world problems. So, a short and sweet episode in two parts. I show you a process you can use on the timeline to clear anxiety about an upcoming eve...

Having elicited the timeline in the previous episode, this week we take it for a 'test drive'. In this week's episode: Two ways people may experience their timeline - as moving or static Step by step instructions for how to guide people through this exercise (also see the show notes below) Why this also works as an instant relaxation and clarity exercise ... and much more! If you're doing any kind...

We use spatial, linear metaphors to think about time (e.g. time is like a road, or like a river) without even thinking about it. How your unconscious mind represents time has a big effect on how you experience life - and that's what this week's podcast is about. Including: How to elicit the timeline "In Time" and "Through Time", and their effects on how you think and behave Why time management cou...

This week's podcast shows you two ways to install goals into your future, plus (if you're using this for coaching or facilitating other individuals or groups) when you would use each method. Includes: How to discover your unconscious mind's typical way of thinking about time How to make the image of your goal as compelling as possible The difference between goal setting and daydreaming How to 'flo...

This week's podcast exposes the missing piece from the SMART goals model, and gives you a better model that takes account of your motivations and how you feel about the goal. Forget SMART, meet SYDER! Including: Why you don't have to achieve every goal entirely by your own efforts Why you need to put a date on your goal, and what will happen if you don't What the Treaty of Versailles has to do wit...

In this episode we look at the different effects of 'towards' and 'away-from' motivation, and which is better for achieving your goals

Prioritising your values list and checking for conflicts - do this before you set any goals! Practical NLP Podcast with Andy Smith episode 71

In this week's episode we learn how to elicit values the NLP way, and why values are important for motivation. This is useful for coaching and for personal development, and essential for successful goal-setting.

Discover some uses of NLP for leadership. Includes the importance of congruence (and some pointers to achieving it) + how to lead by example

Ideas on how to use NLP for selling and influencing, plus the CRAFT model for influence and sales.