More about Tonality
Richard Bandler, co-creator of NLP, speaks of tonality in a manner very similar to this: He points at his nose while speaking in a very nasal tonality and says, “This is your nose.” Then he points at his throat, shifts his tonality downwards and says, “this is your throat.” He continues by pointing to his chest, and lowering his tonality …
The Neurologic Link between Stress, Diabetes and Obesity
While I know no one reading this ever has done this themselves, many of us know of people who, under pressure, resort to “stress eating.” Chocolate, French fries, and potato chips are some of the usual suspects implicated in stress overeating while foods like broccoli or blueberries are probably rarely much abused. The result – chronic stress can lead to …
Sleight of Mouth – Boston
Don’t miss out. This class is limited to only 12 people! It usually lists for $595.00. We are offering it at a special recession rate of $495. Sign up before June 1st for only $395. SLEIGHT OF MOUTH MASTERCLASS with Doug O’Brien Boston, Mass 5 & 6 June, 2010 What is Sleight of Mouth? Sleight of Mouth is a persuasion …
Tonality
It’s a bit of a conundrum to write about a subject that writing is inadequate to really express. Vocal tonality is of far greater importance to communication that the specific word choices, and yet we’ve spent the last 50 posts or so talking about the word choices. Ironic, eh? I’m sure you’re aware of this and that I’m preaching to the …
Coaching vs Therapy
The term “coaching” is being used more and more these days as a substitute for “therapy.” Somewhere along the line, “therapy” has become a dirty word. But there is a distinction between coaching, as the term was originally defined, and the way it is sometimes being used these days. The profession of Coaching was almost single handedly created around 1992 by …
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