NLP Hypnosis - Embedded CommandsNLP Hypnosis using Embedded Commands is a profoundly dynamic skill. Custom Search For me NLP Hypnosis has two distinct aspects to it. One, for which it is best known, is to put someone into a 'sleepy time' trance and direct their unconscious mind in the direction that the trance is intended for. This could be for a specific health reason or confidence or any such thing. Of course the inspiration and modelling for NLP Hypnosis comes from the great Milton Erickson. A lot of his best work, though, wasn't in getting people to close their eyes and go to 'that place'. It was, in fact, open eyed and quite conversational. To the point, that if you were there, the untrained mind wouldn't notice anything going on. This invites elegance with your NLP Hypnosis. As such, I regard it as a far higher form of skill to be able to use these NLP language patterns in seemingly ordinary everyday language. The direction of this NLP Hypnosis article is along these lines therefore. You wont find a formal induction here. We will cover that elsewhere. So. How to use Embedded Commands in this way. This involves marking out qualities or details you want your listener(s) to notice. This is usually outside awareness, but it is very effective when you want to over emphasize a point also. The ways these details are marked out with NLP Hypnosis are through
In this way it is actually possible to have more than one conversation with a person at the same time. This entails using a different set of gestures, tonal shifts and metaphors for each theme you are using. As you read this you may find that you can relax now . Once we had a student in our training so eager to learn , sitting there reading as you are now ..... The conscious mind is usually happy that the surface level of the conversation seems to make coherent sense. With practice, even this aspect is unnecessary. Embedded Commands become more effective when used in conjunction with the Linkages and the Softeners. In fact if you want a first set to begin to develop for yourself I highly recommend these three. They are incredibly powerful in combination. Remember, with this component of NLP Hypnosis you are wanting to mark out 'difference'. Ordinarily you only have two ways of doing this: something visual or something auditory. There are circumstances where you could be more flexible with other sensory channels, touch for example, but for the most part: visual and / or auditory. This means you want to find a way to mark out key points, words, directions with an emphasized voice tone, a staccato - freeze frame - gesture …….whatever works….. It is good to practice both. Visual gestures are useless if the person just doesn't happen to be looking at you at that direct moment. I have seen many a trainer have ineffective anchors as their students were actually eyes down taking notes. For this conversational style of NLP Hypnosis start simple with this one. Just think in terms of the clear points you want to make and mark them out. Later on you can be more artful. With this pattern it is possible to set directions of thinking even when you are off topic. You could be talking about the weather and somehow your listener starts to think in terms of change, natural change in their life: It looks like a change is on the way. Isn't it interesting how you can be standing here then all of a sudden everything changes. But that is natural isn't it…… A way I like to think about this one is it is like stringing pearls. You notice the gems that are periodically marked out but not the thread in between. Of course the best part about a sudden storm is it is so quickly over, and isn't amazing how refreshed you feel …….. Perhaps a moot point at this time, but you may notice how NLP Hypnosis also lends itself to the printed word. I was once called into a major retail firm to look at their stores, retail practices and the like. The first thing I noticed in their stores was that they are based on detail sameness. That is every section looked similar and every category was labeled in a similar manner. Absolutely nothing stood out because everything stood out in the same way. This made it very difficult for the new customer to discern the product range and in fact was quite intimidating for some - standing lost in the center of the store. Without periodic points of difference we fatigue and trance out - cease to notice. Embedded commands are an exceptionally useful way of providing this needed difference. You want to use your NLP Hypnosis to trance them on your terms. Apart from just highlighting major points they can provide a means for varying the rhythm in your presentation or conversation - a way to keep your listeners riveted and on the edge of their seats. In fact, if you really want to master NLP Hypnosis or trance, train yourself to use this vocal rhythm as your default way of speaking. You want 2 to 3 tonal shifts just about every sentence. If this seems like a lot, truly listen to the newsreader or a great actor next time you are watching TV or a movie. The best gestures to use for this marking out process are the gestures from your listeners. This is a very powerful way of Embedding Commands. It is as though you have a short cut into their neurology. When I am using this approach I usually find a way to repeat the gesture 4 or 5 times as I first use it. This tends to make it more effective, especially for the other people listening/watching apart from the person whose gestures you are borrowing. A nice side effect with this approach is that it also keeps you on your toes, and something of this vitality comes across for you. When using other people's gestures it is usually a better idea to intimate or approximate the gesture rather than exactly replicate. Exact replication, or mimicking, can too easily intrude into conscious awareness and then be a detracting element for you. There are times when you want to be exact but these are usually with precision interventions for that specific individual. The use of your physiology and other aspects of non verbal communication will be dealt with in more detail in other documents. True to the spirit of street smart and practical this is enough to go on with here. A useful way to practice these NLP Hypnosis patterns is to write out a paragraph on any topic of interest. Go over this paragraph and include impactful words. These may be sensory based words that engage the mind or they may be qualitative words that direct attitude etc. Highlight these key words in a different color or underline. Then read the paragraph out loud as you emphasize each highlighted word with a tonal shift and a specific gesture.
Now include impactful words and phrases:
Melodramatic I know. But good enough for practice purposes. Now highlight the words you want to emphasize:
Now practice saying this paragraph out loud as you use different tonal shifts and gestures with each of the highlighted words and phrases. When you are happy with this, change to a different combination of tonal shifts and gestures. This is how you develop extraordinary flexibility with these language patterns. Your delivery is every bit, if not more, important than the actual words used. Don't be concerned if it sounds lumpy and contrived to start with, you will smooth this out in time. Listen to news readers and DJ's on the radio - everything depends on rhythm and vocal variability. While they aren't doing NLP Hypnosis as such their delivery is pretty good. It wont take you long to become very proficient at this. Actually, a very good model for us here is Hollywood. Pay particular attention to the tonal shifts with the 'A' list actors. They are quite brilliant with their skill levels in this area. A five word sentence will probably have six or seven tonal shifts, sometimes two or three with a particular word. A useful training aid is to loop one sentence, or scene, over and over while you take in these details. This is one of the reasons why they are worth the big $$. Who knows, perhaps a new career for you. As you become proficient with your delivery you can now start to go more down the lines of hidden messages and multiple conversations.
To be pedantic ... Note the connection of marked out words .... fascinating .... truly successful .... launched himself into action .... rise above the others .... John, totally committed to grasp success .... Now .... the satisfaction you can feel seeing your .... destiny unfold perfectly .... you .... score goals in .... life .... Allow me some artistic license here and lets say my listener's name is John. You can see the theme unfolding. To anyone listening, including John at the conscious level, the topic is football. As mentioned earlier, varying your rhythm and tone will make you much more interesting and stimulating for your audience. It keeps you alert and focused as well. Make sure, though, you put your attention on using this skill with meaningful, useful words and bridge over into the realms of a highly skilled 'NLPer'. Just by practising these Embedded Commands you can be very effective with conversational NLP Hypnosis. Return from NLP Hypnosis Embedded Commands to Individual NLP Language Patterns main page. Return to Freestyle NLP Home Page
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