Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175917 in Books
• Published on: 1989-06-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 116 pages

Customer Reviews

Key NLP Material
Despite its relatively small size (just 116 pages) this is undoubtedly one of the KEY texts for anyone wanting an in depth understanding of NLP.

Edited by the late, great Will MacDonald, the book includes half a dozen lengthy transcripts of sessions featuring both Will and Richard Bandler. There are full instructions for 20 practical exercises. There is a seven page guide to eliciting a person's submodalities in a given situation (a basic and vital part of modelling) and lists of typical submodality-related phrases.

And everything is wrapped up in clear and detailed explanations of how to use the material.

A brilliant book, both as a guide and as a reference book.

An good introduction to the core basic NLP interventions
Readers of this book should know about anchoring before they start. Other than that it is suitable for beginners. Based on the usual transcript style it includes a good description of many interventions that can be applied in everyday NLP practice. Core material covers: converting confusion to understanding; eliciting motivation strategies; the swish pattern; belief change; tailoring the swish pattern. Overall this book provides the key techniques for getting started in serious NLP.

Core NLP theory from Bandler
A relatively short book. I don’t know what Will MacDonald does. One gets the impression this is all Bandler. I balk at one or two points where he seems to be coming on quite aggressively/arrogantly with the seminar delegates.
As the title suggests, this book is all about exploring sub-modalities. It is a seminar transcript and includes a number of useful exercises. Motivation strategies, change personal history, belief change and, possibly most significantly, the Swish pattern are covered.
I tried the “Drug of Choice” exercise but I’m afraid it didn’t do it for me.