I'm interested in NLP, and think it can be very beneficial in counselling, and entertaining when used by the likes of Derren Brown. It's probably good for sales too, not that I enjoy being on the receiving end, particularly when what they're trying to do is blatently obvious.
I once had the MD of a company I worked for try his new NLP course techniques out on me. It was painful to witness. He wanted me to make the 'right' decision (cue banging the side of his hand down on the right side of the desk with every repetition of the word 'right'). I only really clicked, though, when he later started tapping me on the arm every time he said the same word. Needless to say, it didn't convince me. Has the world of business gone a little loopy over this? Do you have any similarly stupid/annoying experience of it?
2007-01-29 02:26:04 · 3 answers · asked by stuffnstuff 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
By the way, the 'right' decision he wanted me to make was to stay with his company. It's since gone bust.
2007-01-29 02:27:02 · update #1
I'm in the UK too. NLP is Neuro Linguistic Programming. Google will throw up 1001 pages if you do a search.
2007-01-29 02:36:07 · update #2
Great story! NLP sometimes seems to be the new version of the plastic smile culture of 'How to win friends and influence people.'
I don't know that people have tried NLP on me personally but I noticed it strongly in a talk once. Also I once had a guy to tried to befriend me use psychological tricks to get me to be friends with him. He was intelligent and could have easily gotten it but his manipulativeness was so repulsive that I wouldn't trust him in any other way either.
What these people misunderstand is that influence comes with trustworthiness which comes from honesty and this is something your entire being emanates but only if you really have it.
2007-01-29 02:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting concept, I'm sure (now that I know what it is) I've been exposed to it. I've probably unknowingly used some of the techniques myself, unconsciously. It seems like another form of persuasion...
2007-01-29 19:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the UK. What's an NLP?
(or am I sadly lacking in my education......)
2007-01-29 02:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by wunceinawhile 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋