NLP Milton Model: Milton Erickson’s Hypnotic Language
Discover the Milton Model: the hypnotic language patterns of Milton Erickson, the discovery, and how you use them in conversation.
Written by Niels AmmerlaanLicensed Master Trainer of NLP · Updated
Did you realize that your unconscious mind already has begun learning about Awareness Predicates? Sounds silly, right? Yet your unconscious mind does. Now it is only the trick to continue these learnings and incorporate it in your knowledge of presuppositions and the Milton Model. Do you realize consciously now that you are reading this? Awareness Predicates are used to provide an ‘instruction’ to the listener. Have you noticed the attractive writing style in this article to keep you reading and learning at the same time?
In other words, words like know, aware, realize, notice and so on are used to pin-point the receiver to what you want them to realize. The only question is, is the listener aware of what you are doing?
Let’s take a look at some examples of Awareness Predicates. Do you already become aware that you are reading this?
So you start to scan for words like:
And there are a lot more. As you see the big picture now, notice what you have learnt from reading this article. See what you see, hear what you hear and feel how great it feels to gain proper knowledge from Mind Tools.
Yes here it comes again. An exercise with Awareness Predicates! Today in your conversations you are going to use as many possible Awareness Predicates as possible. See what works and see, hear and feel what the result is. The results that work, you keep and the versions you have created that do not work, you store for later use. Maybe they come in handy later on!
Remember, to increase your efficiency as a NLP Practitioner, know your positive intention for the message you want to convey, build rapport and pay attention on what and how you use language. Leave people and business in a better place that where you found them, every day! Put yourself to work and start making the NLP Meta Model part of your knowledge. The sooner you start, the sooner you benefit.
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Licensed Master Trainer of NLP (Society of NLP) · Managing Partner, Mind Tools
Niels has trained and coached leaders, teams and individuals in Thailand and Europe for more than 30 years. He teaches the Licensed NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner courses in Bangkok.
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