Neuro Linguistic Neuro Linguistic Processing Processing Techniques Techniques

Neuro Linguistic Neuro Linguistic Processing Processing Techniques Techniques

Mentoring Mentoring

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Anchoring• What is anchoring

– A NLP Technique– Used to change state quickly

• i.e from stressed to calm• Or from sad to happy

– It allows you to retain the ‘new state’ when under provocation

• Theoretical Background– Pavlov (1927/1960)– Classical Conditioning – Conditioned response– Chaining– Watson (1921) – Baby Albert– Generalisation

Information you need to know

• Anchor – the stimulus used to induce the desired state

• Resource State – the desired state

• Establishing an anchor chaining or linking the state and resource state, by producing them both at the same time (Conditioning)

• Activating the anchor – using the anchor to produce the resource state after the two have been conditioned

• Automatic unconscious anchors – when the resource state occurs immediately. In the presence of the anchor

Types of Anchor• Visual Anchors – Something

that you can see– Symbol – something relevant

to you– Picture – Holiday, family,

place, family member– A person – family member,

friend or mentor– Object – flower, piece of

jewellery, teddy bear

• Auditory – something you can hear– A mantra– A piece of music– Whistling– Singing

Continued• Kinaesthetic Anchors –

Something that can be sensed, felt, touched, smelt or tasted.– A perfume– A mint/sweet– Imagining a hand on your

shoulder– Making a small action– Pressing an acupressure point

• Combination Anchors– Sounds & scents, actions &

sounds, sounds & symbols, sounds & pictures, pictures & scents, symbols & small actions

The usefulness of anchors

• Anchors can be used:– In situations when you

want to change how you are feeling•When you are with someone

who puts you down or makes you feel nervous

– In situations where you would normally need to rehearse a feeling •Feeling confident when

giving a presentation– In situations when you

need to regain a state you have just lost•Feeling in control

Next• Installing an anchor

• Uninstalling a negative anchor

• Introducing supervision

• Group supervision