Product Description

A practical, creative guidebook to achieving the results you want using Neuro Linguistinc Programming techniques Neuro-Linguistic Programming is based on the idea that the human mind is a sort of computer -- our verbal and body language are the programmes which allow us to change our own thoughts and influence other people e.g. using body language and speech patterns to create instant rapport with someone else. We already use such techniques on a sub-conscious level -- NLP simply helps us crystalise what we already know. This work book is a basic, at-home NLP course, providing easy-to-follow exercises and reflections to which the reader can return time and again. It addresses topics such as How to Change Emotional State, the Power of Language and Getting Results, and can be applied to all kinds of different areas e.g. business, sport, health. The NLP workbook is designed to be a basic manual for the beginner in NLP, and also a clear and easy reference manual for practioners and trainers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5819 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 294 pages

About the Author
Joseph O'Connor is a writer, teacher, trainer and pyschotherapist, and leading training workshops around the world. He has published 9 bestselling NLP titles, including 'Introducing NLP' and 'Principles of NLP', and his work has been tranlated into 14 languages.

Customer Reviews

This book helped me understand myself better
I had heard of NLP and thought it sounded a bit too scientific for me, however I went to see an NLP practitioner with a specific problem; I was unable to speak out and voice my thoughts to a large group of people. I found the NLP process that she used extremely interesting and bought this book to help me understand it better. The ideas (and technical words) are explained well and it is very useable as a workbook for dealing with personal, relationship and work issues. You can read it methodically or dip into it. If you are fed up with an aspect of your life that you feel is holding you back - and are determined to do something about it, then this book will provide you with the tools to take charge of the situation and change it.

just do it
By far the most practical book on NLP I have found.Since a major plank of nlp is to act and observe the outcomes this book is as congruent as you can get. It is very practical - possibly not for the complete novice - and guides you through a series of activities which enable you to experience how much fun NLP is and what huge benefits are possible for those who do something about it.

An excellent understanding
As someone who had never even heard of NLP 4 months ago, I can honestly say that from only reading this book I now have a broad understanding of many different areas of NLP and a good understanding to build on.

The trouble with it is that NLP is not something that can be learnt passively (just by reading it). You have to actually act on what you use and try to fit it in to your everyday life. This book has exercises at the end of each chapter to make sure that you learn to actually use what you have read.

My only critisism is that there could have been a few more specific examples and exercises of how to use the techniques in everyday situations. Of course, everybody encounters different situations on a daily basis so this may not be so easy to do.

If an understanding of the subject is what you want then as a beginners guide, this book is very informative and very easy to read. The author never uses terms or concepts without fully explaining them and the book flows from one subject to another with natural progression.

If you are wanting to actively use NLP then this book is an excellent guide but the learning is in the doing and my one piece of advice would be not to read the book in haste. Take each chapter and understand it and then learn to use it before you move on.