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Using Multiple Advanced Language Patterns and Hypnotic Language to Increase Your Communication Effectiveness

Do you want to become an Irresistible Communicator? To be a Master of Influence and Persuasion?  Then you must master this information before going on to some of my more advanced material. 

How to Add Power to Your  Advanced Language Patterns and Hypnotic Language Mastery.

The real "power" of your ability to use advanced language patterns comes from being able to combine 2, 3, 4 or more of them together. Of course, to be able to chain many presuppositions together means that we must first learn to use each one individually and then move on so you can group them together. It has been said that when 3 or more presuppositions are used together that it is impossible not to accept the embedded presuppositions and assumptions.

If you have not completed the previous exercises on presuppositions - or do not have existing experience in their use - please stop and complete those exercises, now.

The previous NLP and hypnosis exercises, as well as the following exercises, are designed to assist you so your can learn easily and quickly how to use the majority of them - the  29 different presuppositions. However, once you have consciously learned to use each of them - you will find it easy to combine the use of 3, 4 or more of them together. 

After you have learned how to do this, it is no longer necessary to know which of the 29 presupposition you have used. Knowing the names of the presuppositions used will be irrelevant.

All you want to be able to do is to string 3, 4 or more of them together so as to make it consciously impossible for the anyone not  to agree with all the assumptions. You will then begin to use them unconsciously.. You will be surprised and delighted with the results you get.

Please be aware that language patterns will work best after you have established rapport or elicited an emotional state where the thought, action or behavior would naturally occur.

Week 1 - This week we will practice using of advanced language patterns in the context of non-verbal communication.

Week 2 - This week's context is sales and selling.

Week 3 and Week 4 - Week 3's context is personal development and Week 4's context is hypnosis.

Week one, I will continue to use the 2 themes from the previous exercises and demonstrating how to use several patterns together.

• "To be an excellent communicator you will need to learn the importance and use of non-verbal communication." Here I will presuppose that in order to be a good communicator you must know how to use the 93% of communication that is non-verbal.

• and "Creating and maintaining rapport is critical to building or enhancing a relationship." Here I will presuppose that getting and maintaining rapport is crucial to building a relationship."

Stop now and choose a theme or two that are important to you -- something that will help you get the results you want.

The objective here is to write a sentence or two which when spoken or read contains the presuppositions, (and later in the exercise - hypnotic language), which will have your presuppositions/assumptions accepted by the listener or the reader as being true and will cause the desired thoughts, behaviors or actions to occur.

Week 1

Day 1

Practice using Some Quantifiers - (ALL, EACH, EVERY, SOME, FEW, MANY, NONE) and Generic Noun Phrases - (Noun arguments standing for a whole class) and Relative Clauses - (Complex noun arguments, statements that have a noun followed by a phrase beginning with WHO, WHICH, or THAT) together in one or two sentences.

Theme 1. "To be an excellent communicator you will need to learn the importance and use of non-verbal communication."

To repeat, the objective here is to write a sentence or two which when spoken or read contains the presuppositions, (and later in the exercise - hypnotic language), which will have your presuppositions/assumptions accepted by the listener or the reader as being true and will cause the desired thoughts, behaviors or actions to occur.

My example:

You may already be aware of studies that have shown that all of the experts who really know communication skills recognize the importance of understanding and using non-verbal communication, as well, every NLP practitioner who gets results knows the how critical unspoken communication is in being truly effective.

Let's analyze the this week's examples to see just what is being presupposed by this sentence (what must be assumed to be true for the sentence to make sense):

• there are studies that show this (this infers this must be true)

• all experts (without any exceptions know this - must be true.)

• experts who really know (this infers that if they don't agree then they don't really know communication skills and are not an expert)

• understanding and using non-verbal communication is important

• non verbal communication is necessary for understanding

• as well (not only experts but another group knows this too)

• every NLP practitioner who gets results uses non-verbal communication

• non-verbal communication is critical

• non-verbal communication is truly effective

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

2 - some quantifiers - all, every

3 - generic noun phrases - studies, experts, practitioners

and 3 - relative clauses - that, who, who

Now, an example for theme number 2: "Creating and maintaining rapport is critical to building or enhancing a relationship."

Again using Some Quantifiers - (ALL, EACH, EVERY, SOME, FEW, MANY, NONE) and Generic Noun Phrases - (Noun arguments standing for a whole class) and Relative Clauses - (Complex noun arguments, statements that have a noun followed by a phrase beginning with WHO, WHICH, or THAT)

Theme 2 - My example:

You may be surprised to know that few of the most powerful communicators who really know how critical creating and maintaining rapport is to building and enhancing relationships actually teach their students how to consciously develop relationships with loved one who are important to them.

What is being presupposed here is:

• few communicators teach this

• powerful communicators know this

• creating rapport is critical to relationships

• few - actually - teach this

• it is possible to consciously develop relationships

• we can do this with loved ones

• loved ones are important

• etc.

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

2 - some quantifiers - few, most

4 - generic noun phrases - communicators, relationships, students, loved ones

and 3 - relative clauses - that, who, who

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 2

Practice using Subordinate Clause of Time - (BEFORE, AFTER, DURING, AS, SINCE, PRIOR, WHILE, YET, NOW, AGAIN) and Cleft Sentences - (Sentences starting with IT IS or IT WAS) and Stressed Sentences - (Voice stress) such as: I am especially interested in the OUTSTANDING results that NLP has gotten.

Theme 1: "To be an excellent communicator you will need to learn the importance and use of non-verbal communication."

I'm not sure whether it is be before, after or even during this seminar that you will be absolutely amazed when you look back and think about how you understand, now and use non-verbal communication to begin to make fantastic changes to your life.

What is being presupposed here is:

• you will be absolutely amazed

• you will be amazed because of this seminar

• you will look back at this experience later

• you will think about this experience later

• you will think about how you understand

• you understand now

• you will use non-verbal communication

• you will begin to make changes to your life

• the changes will be fantastic

• etc.

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

3 - subordinate clauses of time - before, after, during

1 - cleft sentences -it is

and 2 stressed sentences - absolutely amazed, fantastic

Theme 2: "Creating and maintaining rapport is critical to building or enhancing a relationship."

Before you understand completely, you must realize that it is critical to build and enhance satisfying relationships by creating and maintaining rapport. After you have learned that, your relationships will take on a whole different character.

What is being presupposed here is:

• you must do this first

• you will understand completely

• you must realize this

• this is critical

• what is critical is creating and maintaining rapport

• you will have learned this

• you relationships will change

• your relationships will be all (whole) be different

• etc.

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

2 - subordinate clauses of time - before, after

1 - cleft sentences - it is

and 3 - stressed sentences - critical, whole different

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 3

Practice using negative questions and Complex Adjectives - (NEW, OLD, FORMER, PRESENT, PREVIOUS) and Ordinal Numerals - (FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, ANOTHER, NEXT)

Theme 1: "To be an excellent communicator you will need to learn the importance and use of non-verbal communication."

Is it not important that you recognize that your present communication skills are not as effective as they could be? And after you have recognized this for perhaps the third time you may begin to look for new methods and ways to improve and use non-verbal communication skills. Is that not so? (tonality downward - as a command)

What is being presupposed here is:

• it is important that you recognize ....

• your present communication is not totally effective

• you communication skills can be better

• you will recognize this ....

• you will recognize it at least 3 times - you will have recognized it once & twice before

• you may look for new method and ways to improve

• you can improve and use non-verbal communication skills

• this is true

• etc.

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

2 - negative questions -Is it not .....?, Is that not so?

2 - complex adjectives - present, new

and 1 - ordinals - third

Theme 2: "Creating and maintaining rapport is critical to building or enhancing a relationship."

I'm not sure whether you have realized or not, yet, that to improve your new and your present relationships, it is vital first to create and maintain rapport. Is it not this knowledge that will cause quantum leaps in fulfilling your relationships. Is this not so? (tonality downward - as a command)

What is being presupposed here is:

• you may have realized ....

• you will have realized (yet)

• you have relationships

• you can improve your new and present relationships

• creating and maintaining rapport is vital

• the first thing to do is create and maintain rapport

• there are other thing to do (after first)

• this is important knowledge

• this knowledge will cause quantum changes

• this knowledge will assist in fulfilling your relationships

• this is true (Is it not so?)

• etc.

• The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

2 - negative questions -Is it not this .... ?, Is this not so?

2 - complex adjectives - new, present

and 1 - ordinals - first

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 4

Practice using Comparatives - (Words ending with ER, MORE, LESS) and AS ... AS Comparatives and using Repetitive Cue Words - (TOO, ALSO, EITHER, AGAIN, BACK)

Theme 1: "To be an excellent communicator you will need to learn the importance and use of non-verbal communication."

Many people think that nothing gets as good results as becoming better at the using non-verbal communication skills either consciously or unconsciously. And the more you find this out for yourself, the more you'll be convinced that it is something that you too should do also.

What is being presupposed here is:

• many people agree with this

• nothing get results like this does

• non-verbal communication skills can get better

• non-verbal communication skills can be used consciously

• non-verbal communication skills can be used unconsciously

• you will find this out for yourself

• you will be convinced

• the more you find it out the more convinced you will be

• you will convince yourself it's something you should do

• others have (also)

• etc.

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

4 - comparatives - good, better, more, more

1 - as - as comparatives - as good results as

and 1 - repetitive cues words - also

Theme 2: "Creating and maintaining rapport is critical to building or enhancing a relationship."

I'm wondering if it has occurred to you already that your relationships are not as satisfying as they could be when you have become better at creating rapport, too.

What is being presupposed here is:

• it may have occurred to you

• it will occur to you (already)

• your relationships are not as satisfying as they could be

• your relationships could be improved

• you relationships will be better

• relationship satisfaction depends on creating rapport

• others have improved rapport (too)

• etc.

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

1 - comparatives - better

1 - as - as comparatives - as satisfying as

and 1 - repetitive cues words - too

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 5

Practice using Repetitive Verbs and Adverbs - (Verbs and adverbs beginning with "re" for example REPEATEDLY, RETURN, RESTORE, REPLACE, RENEW) and Quantifiers - (ONLY, EVEN, EXCEPT, JUST) and using Change of Time Verbs and Adverbs - (BEGIN, END, STOP, START, CONTINUE, PROCEED, ALREADY, YET, STILL, ANYMORE)

Theme 1: "To be an excellent communicator you will need to learn the importance and use of non-verbal communication."

What we know is that experts have repeatedly told us that the best communicators have learned and continue to learn to use non-verbal communication skills. And it only stands to reason that we have to recognize that if we are to continually renew and increase our communication abilities; we should keep up-to-date on non-verbal communication techniques, don't you agree with me. (tonality downward - as a command)

What is being presupposed here is:

• we know something

• experts have said this over and over and over

• best communicators have learned to use non-verbal communication skills

• it is reasonable

• there is something we have to recognize

• we can renew and increase our communication abilities

• we can keep up-to-date on these skills

• you agree

• etc.

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

2 - repetitive verbs and adverbs - repeatedly, renew

2 - quantifiers - best, only

and 2 - change of time verbs and adverbs - continue, continually

Theme 2: "Creating and maintaining rapport is critical to building or enhancing a relationship."

Stop for a moment and think about your relationships. Are you repeatedly having difficulties with the people around your? Only you can answer this question. No matter what your answer is, it is absolutely clear that you can begin, right now, to renew or restore your relationships. Think about how much better you will feel after you will have completed this.

What is being presupposed here is:

• stop

• stop only for a moment

• think about relationships

• difficulties may be repeating

• you may be having difficulties with people around you

• there are people around you

• only you know the answer

• it doesn't matter what your answer is

• something is absolutely clear

• you can begin

• you can begin, now

• relationships can be renewed and restored

• etc.. etc., etc.,

The above presuppositions are created through the use of:

3 - repetitive verbs and adverbs - repeatedly, renew, restore

2 - quantifiers - only, better

and 2 - change of time verbs and adverbs - stop, begin

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Week 2

This week we will practice using these advanced language patterns in the context of sales and selling.

Use any 3 or 4 of the following presuppositions:

Some Quantifiers - (ALL, EACH, EVERY, SOME, FEW, MANY, NONE)

Subordinate Clause of Time - (BEFORE, AFTER, DURING, AS, SINCE, PRIOR, WHILE, YET, NOW, AGAIN)

Stressed Sentences - (Voice stress) such as: I am especially interested in OUTSTANDING results.

Ordinal Numerals - (FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, ANOTHER, NEXT)

Comparatives - (Words ending with ER, MORE, LESS)

Repetitive Cue Words - (TOO, ALSO, EITHER, AGAIN, BACK)

Quantifiers - (ONLY, EVEN, EXCEPT, JUST)

Change of Time Verbs and Adverbs - (BEGIN, END, STOP, START, CONTINUE, PROCEED, ALREADY, YET, STILL, ANYMORE)

Change of State Verbs - (CHANGE, TRANSFORM, TURN INTO, BECOME)

Factive Verbs and Adjectives - (ODD, AWARE, KNOW, REALIZE, REGRET, BELIEVE, PLEASED)

Contrary to Expectation - (SHOULD)

Day 1

Theme :Presuppose that the customer will buy or should buy the car tires you are selling.

When people buy our tires, John, it is because they realize that the safety of their family is more important than the few extra dollars they have to pay over cheaper, poorer quality tires. I imagine that this is extremely important for you also. Isn't that right? (downward tonality of a command)

Subordinate clause of time - when

Factive verbs and adverbs - realize

Comparative - more

Some quantifiers - few

Stressed sentences - extremely important

and others.

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 2

Theme :Presuppose that the customer will buy or should buy the home you are selling.

I'm not sure whether or not you have realized just how much you will really enjoy and feel totally comfortable in this home. Just for a moment imagine yourself sitting here in front of a warm cozy fire while outside it's absolutely freezing and the wind is howling and it's almost a blizzard out there. As you look back at that now wouldn't that feel good.

For a stretch exercise determine which presuppositions are used in these sentences.

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 3

Theme :Presuppose that the customer will buy or should buy the hot tub you are selling.

You won't be able to forget this fantastic hot tub. You may be driving to work in the morning or you may be driving home after work and maybe even all day in between, you may think about sitting in the hot tub with your wife giving you a wonderful massage. And you will imagine just how warm and comfortable you'll feel - so relaxing, - so comfortable. Doesn't that sound great!

For a stretch exercise determine which presuppositions are used in these sentences.

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 4

Theme :Presuppose that the customer will buy or should buy the car you are selling.

As you think about it now, imagine yourself getting behind the wheel, fell yourself settling down into these big soft comfortable seats; listen to the purr of that engine. And as you see all your friends and neighbors waving to you enviously. You want to feel good now, don't you.

For a stretch exercise determine which presuppositions are used in these sentences.

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Day 5

Theme :Presuppose that the customer will buy or should buy the seminar you are selling.

Stop for a moment and recall a time when you were trying to communicate with someone, perhaps it was your boss, your child or your spouse, but no matter how hard you tried you were unable to communicate in a way that achieved what you wanted. Now, consider that same event, but this time, because of this workshop, you actually have the ability to totally communicate with just the right language pattern to achieve what you want. Now, that would be ideal wouldn't it!

For a stretch exercise determine which presuppositions are used in these sentences.

For today practice using these three presuppositions with your theme(s). Write out at least 2 examples for each theme(s).

Exercises from the author of Advanced Language Patterns Mastery - Larry McLauchlin.

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