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jack_hock2003 · Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 5

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lmcginnis14 · Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 7

.....Neurolinguistic programming features several practical methods of influencing human behavior. Purportedly, it's based on brain science, but actually, it isn't. The theories were developed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder over 30 years ago, before the advent of cognitive neuroscience.If you read their books, which have titles like "Trance Formations,""Frogs into Princes" and "The Structure of Magic," you'll find that they draw heavily on the liberal human development movement popular on the West Coast during that time. A lot of it is about hypnosis and other non-mainstream techniques. None of their models were based on scientific research, so they don't don't align with current science and have never been validated by current science.Some of the basic notions are on track, such as "people learn differently," and "display common ground to gain rapport." Even though some of their methods can be helpful, they must be performed skillfully, and this level of skill cannot be acquired from reading the books.Still, over the years quite a few people have become trained facilitators in the techniques, and NLP has become their business. Thousands of people have attended the seminars, because they are attracted to the promises of NLP and firmly believe in it.