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Practical NLP

by Andy Smith

English NLP trainer Andy Smith shares with you useful tips, ideas and how-tos from NLP that you can use to get clear on what you really want, accelerate your success, and be more effective in your work, life, and relationships. "So much stuff out there, but Andy’s approach is great. Readable, listenable and effective. Whether you’re new to all this, or refining existing knowledge, these bite-sized podcasts are superb” – Adam Evans, Outdoor Instruction "This is pretty much the only NLP stuff I listen to that doesn’t make me want to head­butt the computer” - Dr Simon Raybould, presentation expert

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Episodes

  1. Core Transformation with Mark Andreas: Practical NLP Podcast 93

    Andy Smith interviews NLP trainer and coach Mark Andreas about the Core Transformation method and published research into its effectiveness

  2. Using Logical Levels in Coaching: Interview with Sarah Makinde (Practical NLP Podcast 92)

    Interview with psychologist and NLP Trainer Sarah Makinde about using the Logical Levels model in coaching, how she blends psychology and NLP, how she grew a successful Facebook community, and more

  3. Pattern-Interrupting Money Fears: Interview With Duff McDuffee (Practical NLP Podcast Episode 91)

    In this episode of the Practical NLP Podcast I interview Duff McDuffee, one of the most thoughtful people in modern NLP. He specialises in helping creative and neurodivergent people who ‘think different’, as that classic Apple ad used to say. In our wide-ranging conversation we talk about: Duff's...

  4. How NLP Can Help With the Amygdala Hijack (Practical NLP Podcast Episode 90)

    NLP has a number of ways to help people get over traumatic incidents. Let's delve into them to see how they work.

  5. Finding Your Direction and Connecting With Your Values – Interview with Andy Smith (Practical NLP Podcast 89)

    Everyone wants tips on how to get what they want, but it's more important to find your direction so you get to the right place. This interview with Andy Smith tells you how!

  6. Improve Your Performance With Self-Modelling: Interview With Margaret Nash

    https://youtu.be/6aYnXIGWpPk This is the video version - listen / subscribe to the podcast version below Andy Smith in conversation with NLP Trainer, coach and author Margaret Nash. Here are some of the things we talk about: Why smoking cessation or maybe weight loss is the thing to specialise in...

  7. The Only Advice You’ll Ever Need For Helping Clients Solve Their Problems – Practical NLP Podcast Episode 87

    https://youtu.be/4LEQl3Mu7jU A bit of a rant this week, inspired by the many, many posts I've seen on NLP forums from rookie NLP practitioners who ask what technique they should be using with a particular client problem. They're going about it all wrong, and their NLP trainers should have showed...

  8. NLP In Corporates And Submodalities: Interview with Debra Heslin – Practical NLP Podcast 86

    Andy Smith in conversation with Debra Heslin, NLP Trainer, High Performance Coach, and Yoga teacher. Here are some of the things we talk about: Jack Canfield's work (you may know him as the Chicken Soup For The Soul guy) is mostly based on NLP Corporates can benefit from NLP (even something as...

  9. Havening, Modelling, And Why Today’s NLP Practitioner Courses Are Too Short – Interview With Doug O’Brien: Practical NLP Podcast 85

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRQQA5StB1M&list=PLTPfitvHf-yqV6P9F4Lq2TrwiS-yGbBJW Andy Smith interviews coaching specialist and NLP and Ericksonian hypnosis trainer Doug O'Brien. In this interview: Doug tells us about NLP Practitioner training with Tony Robbins in the eighties Takes a dig at…

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  10. Respect For The Other Person’s Map Of The World – Interview With Andy Smith part 2: Practical NLP Podcast 84

    This week we have the second half of an interview that we did about how to apply the principles or ‘presuppositions’ of NLP to improve your life and work. In the first half we explored the principle that “The map is not the territory”. In this interview we look at another principle that flows...

  11. The Map Is Not The Territory – Interview With Andy Smith: Practical NLP Podcast Episode 83

    This week’s episode is something a bit different. Instead of me interviewing a prominent member of the NLP community, it’s someone interviewing me – about the principles or ‘presuppositions’ of NLP and how you can use them to be more effective in your life and work, even if you’re not NLP…

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  12. Shelle Rose Charvet And The LAB Profile®: Practical NLP Podcast 82

    This week's episode is an interview with LAB Profile® queen Shelle Rose Charvet - with a very special offer included! One of the most respected figures in NLP, (and probably the most entertaining speaker), and bestselling author, Shelle has been researching and using the LAB Profile® (a more...

  13. NLP For Kids And Starting An NLP-Based Business With Gemma Bailey: Practical NLP Podcast 81

    This week's guest is the inspirational Gemma Bailey! Gemma is an NLP trainer and director of NLP4Kids - a company which specialises in bringing NLP to children, their families and schools to help them with mild to moderate mental health and emotional challenges. With a background in childcare…

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  14. Jonathan Altfeld On Inductive And Deductive Thinking: Practical NLP Podcast Episode 80

    This week's interview is with a real innovator in NLP, my old friend and occasional mentor Jonathan Altfeld, international NLP trainer and developer of Genius Mapping and many other useful tools and patterns. In the interview, Jonathan shares with us an important distinction that will make you a...

  15. James Tsakalos Interview: Practical NLP Podcast 79

    This episode marks a new direction for the Practical NLP Podcast! Up to now we've been talking you through various aspects of NLP in a structured way - essentially the episodes build up into an audio home study pack for an NLP Practitioner course (contact me if you'd like to license them for your...

  16. The SCORE Model: Practical NLP Podcast 78

    The SCORE model is not taught on that many NLP Practitioner courses, which is a shame as it's very useful in coaching and problem solving and doesn't require superhuman sensory acuity to use (although that helps of course). This episode introduces the model and gives some sample questions and…

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  17. How To Clear Anxiety Using Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 77

    This week, the end of an era as we come to the end of the 'scripted' Practical NLP Podcast episodes. From next episode we'll be switching to a longer format where I interview thought leaders and practitioners applying NLP in original ways to solve real-world problems. So, a short and sweet…

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  18. How To Test-Drive Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 76

    Having elicited the timeline in the previous episode, this week we take it for a 'test drive'. In this week's episode: Two ways people may experience their timeline - as moving or static Step by step instructions for how to guide people through this exercise (also see the show notes below) Why…

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  19. Eliciting Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 75

    We use spatial, linear metaphors to think about time (e.g. time is like a road, or like a river) without even thinking about it. How your unconscious mind represents time has a big effect on how you experience life - and that's what this week's podcast is about. Including: How to elicit the...

  20. Two Ways To Install A Goal On Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 74

    This week's podcast shows you two ways to install goals into your future, plus (if you're using this for coaching or facilitating other individuals or groups) when you would use each method. Includes: How to discover your unconscious mind's typical way of thinking about time How to make the image...

  21. What’s Missing From S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Practical NLP Podcast 73

    This week's podcast exposes the missing piece from the SMART goals model, and gives you a better model that takes account of your motivations and how you feel about the goal. Forget SMART, meet SYDER! Including: Why you don't have to achieve every goal entirely by your own efforts Why you need to...

  22. Why You Need ‘Towards’ Motivation In Goal Setting: Practical NLP Podcast 72

    In this episode we look at the different effects of 'towards' and 'away-from' motivation, and which is better for achieving your goals

  23. Prioritising Values And Resolving Conflicts: Practical NLP Podcast 71

    Prioritising your values list and checking for conflicts - do this before you set any goals! Practical NLP Podcast with Andy Smith episode 71

  24. How To Elicit Values: Practical NLP Podcast 70

    In this week's episode we learn how to elicit values the NLP way, and why values are important for motivation. This is useful for coaching and for personal development, and essential for successful goal-setting.

  25. NLP For Leadership: Episode 69

    Discover some uses of NLP for leadership. Includes the importance of congruence (and some pointers to achieving it) + how to lead by example

  26. NLP For Sales And Influencing – The CRAFT Model: Episode 68

    Ideas on how to use NLP for selling and influencing, plus the CRAFT model for influence and sales.

  27. How To Negotiate Better: Practical NLP Podcast 67

    Follow the steps in the 123-XL Model to be a better negotiator. With some tips on how you can use your NLP skills to get better results in negotiation

  28. Run Better Meetings With NLP: Practical NLP Podcast 66

    Tips from NLP (and a few other areas like Emotional Intelligence and Appreciative Inquiry) to run more effective meetings

  29. Emotional States And Persuasion: Practical NLP Podcast 65

    This week on the Practical NLP Podcast, the most important thing you need to know about changing people's minds - something that many of those 'Influence with NLP' and 'Get anyone to do anything you want' courses out there don't tell you.

  30. Dealing With Difficult People Using The ‘Satir Categories’: Practical NLP Podcast 64

    NLP has a useful set of classifications for the behaviour patterns of 'difficult' people, known as the 'Satir Categories'. Learn how to recognise them...

  31. Effective Feedback: Practical NLP Podcast 63

    Ideas from NLP for giving effective feedback (and what not to do) - plus how to learn from criticism while maintaining a good emotional state

  32. Perceptual Positions: Practical NLP Podcast 62

    Perceptual Positions is one of the most useful NLP patterns. It looks at any interpersonal problem from 3 viewpoints for new insights

  33. Metaprograms Part 3: Practical NLP Podcast 61

    In this episode, some of the most useful metaprograms for business, covering 'Sameness/Difference' and 'Options/Procedures'

  34. Metaprograms Part 2: Practical NLP Podcast Episode 60

    In this episode of the Practical NLP Podcast we look at the General/Specific, Proactive/Reactive and Internal/External Frame of Reference metaprograms

  35. Metaprograms Part 1: Practical NLP Podcast 59

    Metaprograms in NLP are one of the sets of filters we use to create our map of the world. They run 'in the background' so we are usually not consciously aware of them. They drive: what we pay attention to what we respond to what motivates us how we interact with the people around us the kind of...

  36. Levels Of Change: Practical NLP Podcast 58

    This week's podcast covers one of the most useful models in NLP - the 'Logical Levels' or 'Neuro-Logical Levels' model developed by Robert Dilts. This is a powerful map for coaching individuals, and is also a useful way to analyse change in a team or organisation. It's even applicable in the…

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  37. Parts Integration: Practical NLP Podcast 57

    Parts Integration (also known as the 'Visual Squash') is one of the most powerful changework techniques in NLP. In this episode we guide you through it...

  38. Recognising And Dealing With Incongruence: Practical NLP Podcast 56

    'Incongruence' is when someone is in two minds about something, or when their behaviour doesn't match their words.

  39. The Six Step Reframe: Practical NLP Podcast 55

    A useful way to look at 'problem' behaviours is to remember there is a positive intention behind them. Separating the intention from the results (which may be unwanted) opens up the possibility of change without 'resistance'. John Grinder's 'Six Step Reframe' process is an elegant format that…

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  40. Reframing and Preframing: Practical NLP Podcast 54

    All meaning is context-dependent - so when we place events, things or qualities in a different frame, our emotional responses and probably behavioural responses can also change to something more helpful. This podcast explains the two types of 'standard' reframing in NLP (context and meaning...

  41. Frames: Practical NLP Podcast 53

    A new topic for the next series of podcasts: frames! The meaning we attach to what we perceive, and even what we notice versus what we don't notice, is strongly influenced by which 'frames' we are using. This podcast introduces the topic, and explains some commonly used frames in NLP and when…

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  42. The New Behaviour Generator: Practical NLP Podcast 52

    In the last few episodes we’ve been talking about strategies. I'd like to round off this section by mentioning a powerful NLP technique for doing things better or installing new strategies - the New Behaviour Generator. As far as I know, this method was developed by Richard Bandler. It's like...

  43. The Disney Strategy For Creativity: Practical NLP Podcast 51

    This week's episode features a format you can use to get lots of viable creative ideas from even the most unpromising groups, or that you can use to generate ideas yourself even if you don't regard yourself as 'creative' - it's the 'Disney Strategy for Creativity', modelled and developed by…

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  44. Improve Your Spelling With The NLP Spelling Strategy: Practical NLP Podcast 50

    Lots of people who thought they were just 'naturally bad spellers' have improved their spelling with the NLP Spelling Strategy. It turns out they weren't naturally bad at all, they were just using a strategy that didn't work very well. Find out the strategy that works in this week's podcast!

  45. Chunking Down On The Buying Strategy: Practical NLP Podcast 49

    This week's podcast looks in detail at our buying strategies. These can be 'chunked down' into four elements - motivation, decision, convincer and reassurance strategies. In particular, we consider some typical problems in decision strategies, and how convincer strategies work.

  46. Motivation Strategies That Work! – Practical NLP Podcast 48

    Motivation can be 'towards' what you want or 'away from' what you don't want - but which is more effective in achieving your goals, and why? Find out in this week's Practical NLP Podcast.

  47. Utilising and Changing Strategies: Practical NLP Podcast 47

    This week in the Practical NLP Podcast, how to use a strategy that you have elicited - or change it so it works better!

  48. How To Elicit A Strategy: Practical NLP Podcast 46

    How to use the NLP TOTE Model to elicit a client's strategy - useful in modelling excellence, and also in therapy and coaching

  49. Strategies And The TOTE Model: Practical NLP Podcast 45

    In this episode we start to get to grips with ‘Strategies’ - our internal ‘programs’ for doing what we do, both problems and the things we’re good at - and the TOTE Model, the standard model used in NLP to make sense of them.

  50. Metaphors: Practical NLP Podcast 44

    A quick guide to how metaphors are used in NLP and how to create them

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English NLP trainer Andy Smith shares with you useful tips, ideas and how-tos from NLP that you can use to get clear on what you really want, accelerate your success, and be more effective in your work, life, and relationships.

"So much stuff out there, but Andy’s approach is great. Readable, listenable and effective. Whether you’re new to all this, or refining existing knowledge, these bite-sized podcasts are superb” – Adam Evans, Outdoor Instruction

"This is pretty much the only NLP stuff I listen to that doesn’t make me want to head­butt the computer” - Dr Simon Raybould, presentation expert

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