Words That Change Minds

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Highly valuable but... - Rated
I've only given this book four stars as although it is a really valuable and really useful book that is packed with practical techniques and knowledge, it is not, unfortunately, written in a very accessable style or for someone without a good grounding in NLP.

This is really a book for the experienced NLP practitioner which is a shame because the ideas in it deserve to be available to a much less restricted readership.

NLP for Dummies and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies are both excellent books so here is my plea to Shelle Rose Charvet; please write a book called "Words that change minds for Dummies" - now that would be a book I would give five stars to.

Brilliant!! needs 10 stars - Rated
I would recommend this book to anyone who has studied nlp or interested in the art of influence and wishes to further expand their knowledge. This books describeds meta programs in a very simple and straight forward way and how they are structured to fit the workplace, relationships (personal or professional) or any other context where you need to get yourself across efficiently and effectively.

Believe me when i say this is not a business book..it has a very readable writing style and helpful summary / appendicies section. I would recommend this book to anyone who really want's to use words that will change minds!

Great book - Rated
I recommend anybody in sales to read this book, it will open your mind and eyes to a fascinating world of NLP

A worthwhile read - Rated
Great for anyone who has studied NLP and wants to explore meta-programs a littile deeper. Very well put together and includes some great insights into human behaviour.

Worth a read if only to understand yourself and others a little better.

Funny, accessible, practical - Rated
This book presents meta-programs (the content-free filters we use to make up our model of the world) in a simple, understandable and highly readable way. It's based on the Language and Behaviour (LAB) Profile developed by Rodger Bailey - a simplification of the original 60 (!) meta-programs down to 14, along with the questions you can use to elicit them. This is a kind of psychometric test, although as people may have different meta-programs in different contexts, and they may change over time, it's not about pigeonholing people.

Shelle also tells you the kind of language to use to reach particular kinds of people - useful in sales, negotiation, motivation and deciding who to hire for a particular job. The book is chatty with a good sense of humour.