10/31/2023 0 Comments Magical words images![]() Read through your emails in your inbox and notice any patterns in words that they use regularly. So, next time you are listening to colleagues or friends in conversation, notice what words they tend to use and favour. However two “visual” people are much more likely to create quicker and deeper rapport and be “comfortable” with each other because they are, in effect, talking the same language and using the same magic words. If a primarily visual person is using all their visual magic words, an auditory person is likely to “switch off”. If you’re stressed you may touch your head, if you’re hungry you may touch your stomach and for you to really optimise any learning, you probably want to be there, doing it as a first-hand experience. You probably have a pretty clear idea of where you experience your feelings too. feelings (the Kinaesthetics – or The K).Whichever one of these ways of reconstructing your memory was the first and / or most recognisable indicates your likely dominant sense –you experience your world either in Or maybe the memory was about feelings inside – happiness (the meeting went really well!) or tension (the Sales Director and Managing Director could not agree on anything!). Or did you notice the sounds within the experience – people’s voices, music or the natural sounds of the surroundings? ![]() Take a few minutes to think back to the last meeting you were involved in and re-live the most memorable bits – collect the memories in your mind.ĭid you create a visual picture of the events? Was it a “snapshot”, a still image? Was it a “mini movie”? Was it in colour? How often have you met someone for the first time and found it really difficult to keep the conversation going? The reason for this could be because you are either talking the same or a different “VAK Language”. How often have you met someone for the first time and felt that you got along really well and immediately seemed to be on the “same wavelength”? Whilst we access all five senses to “make sense” of our worlds, most of us have a dominant or primary sense and the words we use will be determined by that sense.īeing able to identify your own and others dominant sense can be a useful thing to do to ensure you communicate as effectively as possible and use the magic of words to engage and create deep rapport. Words can be a magic way to engage with someone and get on their wavelength quickly.Īs sensory rich beings we see, hear, feel, smell and taste our way through life. Use sensory rich words and VAK to engage the person you are communicating with By “sounding back” your colleague’s words you are letting them know you’ve really listened to them and value their definition and use of words. Repeat back particular favourite words of those you are working with – this is instrumental in creating deep rapport. ![]() ![]() Remember this and you’ll go a long way to being able to use the magic in words. Other words will “hang off it” based on beliefs, previous experience, knowledge and learning. Whilst this makes the world an interesting place to be, it also makes the world a challenging place to be! Not everything thinks the same as we do – everyone sees hears and feels the world differently.Įveryone will attach their own unique meaning to a certain word. Remember: Words mean different things to different people I would love you all to be able to use the magic of words to create good, positive consequences and implications so, with a wave of my metaphoric magic wand, here are my tips on doing just that:- 1. And that’s what I want to share with you in this article. One word, spoken or heard, can create a wave of implications and consequences.Īn integral element of my training and coaching sessions is the use of “precision language” – the art of being “precise” with the very best language and words to use in a given situation. One word, no matter how many letters it contains, how many syllables or beats there are to it, can hold vast meaning. Words have a power, a magic to them that can transport you to a different place that can evoke feelings, sounds, movements and images. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart Nelson Mandela If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |