When Learning NLP very quickly you will begin to understand how important Representation Systems are.


(I have highlighted all NLP Jargon, I am sure most of it is also in the NLP Glossary)
In Tons of Techniques, in order to maximize and stretch out and Fine Tune The Experience we useSubmodalities.
In order to Use Submodalities we must first Know more about Representational Systems, which Consist of the way in which we process information.
We can use the 5 Senses as a Loose Comparison, In NLP we make further distinctions using theRepresentation Systems to Develop the Communication Model.





Visual - Everything you experience through your Eyes including Memories that are internal and you remember.
Auditory - Everything you experience through your Ears including Things you read (as you must speak the words you read first) and all remembered sounds.
Kinesthetic - Everything you experience by shifting Feelings could be slight or Vast and almost impossible to detect
Olfactory - Everything you Smell 
Gustatory - Everything you Taste
The Last Two are sometimes used interchangeably as it can be sometimes hard to distinguish between the two.

The Main ones to remember are:
V isual
A uditory
K inesthetic
These are important in the Communication Model because, people often choose Adjectives, Adverbs and Verbs using VAK and OG to describe their experience.

For example:
I See What you mean - Visual
I Heard what you said - Auditory
I feel Differently about that - Kinesthetic
I Smell a Rat - Olfactory
That is Delicious - Gustatory
When people describe their experience using these Key words we call them Predicates.

The Predicate they Choose more often suggests they are experiencing the world through a particular System.

It is useful to notice which predicates they use more often as, you can match their predicates when you respond back to them.

Example:
man 1) "I have my eyes on the prize and I will not stop until I get a Firm Grasp of the problem".
Man 2) "It looks like you are concentrating on getting a firm grasp of the issue".
(Visual and Kinesthetic Predicates)

Recap:
People use Sensory based Language to describe their Experience
In order to build great Rapport with them you can match predicates in your communication with them.

Matching predicates with people will open more doors that may not easily open otherwise.
You can see how you get on with it and I will be interested in your comments.

When we next talk about the Communication Model we will speak more about Submodalities.
Making NLP Easy and Fun means you can Learn smaller chunks and understand Faster without getting overwhelmed.




 
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