Saturday, June 7, 2008

NLP's New Behavior Generator

New Behavior Generator
The New Behavior Generator is an NLP pattern that uses the Implicit Modeling process.

Here is an exercise taught on our Master Practitioner Training in New York course to experience the New Behavior Generator:

Work in pairs. The modeler picks a person who you know or have seen on film. Someone you would like to model.

• Using hypnotic language, the coach asks the person to see and hear the model doing whatever it is that they wish to model. Focus on the BMIRs shown when the behavior is undertaken, rather than the actual behaviors to be modeled.
• Continue until the modeler has a very clear picture of the model performing the behavior, and until the coach begins to see some physiological shifts. The coach begins to gather verbal patterns the modeler uses to describe how the model acts and behaves and moves and looks and sounds.
• Guide the modeler to begin to move with the model, and in the modeler’s mind, to begin to adopt their posture, physiology, facial expressions, gestures, and micro movements.
• Continue until the modeler begins to feel “in synch” with the model, and the coach begins to notice more defined physiological shifts. The coach continues to gather the modeler’s words as they describe how it feels to be moving as the model moves, including more kinesthetic words.
• At this point, invite the modeler to move inside the skin of the model and experience the experience from the inside. If done properly the coach will likely see a significant physiological shift at this stage.
• The coach uses the words and phrases gathered to this point to guide the modeler through the experience of “being” the model, performing the skill.

Shawn Carson

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