Metaphor

 
Metaphors we live by (Part 5)

Continuing the series on Metaphor, this article draws from an business example, one that is associated with my own profession: Project Management and Program Management. This specific example comes from one book that has a theme or metaphor throughout the whole book, which is very well used. So this is a metaphor used to explain a complex discipline. Visualizing Project Management Visualizing Project Management third edition, has four parts: Part One draws on systems thinking [Read more...]

 
Metaphors we live by (Part 2)

“Every picture is worth a thousand words, but the right metaphor is worth a thousand pictures”, Daniel Pink, 2008

 
Derren Brown with Saachi and Saachi, Rapport and Mirroing

Many of the skills that Derren Brown is using are pure genius. Not everything here is meant to be done at home – that is not our intention for showing these. These videos are brilliant examples in some cases of deep rapport, language skills and anchoring – showing just how things can happen. You will notice that in most of the cases where Derren is primarily involed, he is extremely focused on the subject and [Read more...]

 
Metaphors we live by (Part 1)

To frame this introduction carefully given our training focus is in NLP, this book (Metaphors we live by. By GEORGE LAKOFF and MARK JOHNSON.) is not NLP nor does it really mention NLP as far as I have noticed. It is just an excellent book about the pervasiveness of metaphors in our everyday language (English; and there is a Spanish version listed below). To use the meatphor that a Book is Food, I have been [Read more...]

 
NLP Training now in Brisbane - NLP Practitioner Course

NLP Practitioner Course, More information, to register, download our brochure …offering certificates co-signed by the founders of the International Trainers Academy – John Grinder, Carmen Bostic St Clair and Michael Carroll. This course is the only one available in Australia and NZ of this type. The newly developed NLP Practitioner Course is being offered as a unique small group coached training in Brisbane. The first of the series started during November 2009, and there is [Read more...]

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