Podcast #135 – Words That Work

WeWelcome fellow human beings! Today on Brain Software Episode #135 we take to task words themselves, because words are packages of influence, for both good and ill…

Here are the show notes:

Strawberry Fields Forever! We’re here on the Black Freighter with no splinters in our willy choppers! But seriously folks!

Whatever happened to that old tranquility we used to know?

Victory of days, are these!!!

It’s a sunny rainy kind of day in the studio, so here we go…

  • We’re going to London in the UK for the awesome UK Hypnosis Convention, and Michael C Anthony’s coming to Toronto! Check out all our upcoming trainings here.

Think Tank Words of Day:   CONTENT   DUPLEXER   NICKEL

  • We have to speak in the same representational system as the other person!
  • Be robust in your communications! – Chris Thompson
  • We protect our content through rigorous lawsuits!
  • Note: These aren’t the top 10 and are not in any particular order
  • Labeling, either positive or negative is powerful!
  • When we label a person, they tend to live up to the label…
  • Is disaffirm a word? Yes.
  • Because…is a great word of influence! It’s a bridge word according to Chris…
  • Mike thinks it works because it causes an embedded command!
  • Everything in front of because must be a stand-alone command…
  • Cialdini talks about the click whirr response!
  • How is great! It is a process word that helps avoid stuck states…
  • Why is useful when it identifies intention behind behaviour…
  • The right questions will re-attach people to their deep structure…
  • But…is a great way to access unspoken information…
  • Maybe…can mean yes!
  • What will it take to turn that maybe into a yes?
  • Understood is a word we love! I understand is rapport building. Understood can close a point when there is no exit strategy…
  • The One Word or Word of the Year! Another powerful tool…
  • “With Alacrity!” Great word in relationships…
  • Flow was not a good word for Mike! Onward is a great one!
  • Afonso, thanks for the bracelets! They are awesome!
  • And yet…is an excellent pair of words to create reconsideration!
  • And yet…pulls the person out of the negative and does a hard turn into benefits, right away!

Special Report! There has been a Gus Grissom sighting! Michael C. Anthony reports from Las Vegas…

  • Normal is an amazing word! It comes from Dabney Ewin…
  • You can say anything to anybody if you’re quoting someone else!
  • Autonomy reinforcement! When people are free to do whatever they want, they feel no pressure and offer no resistance!
  • Empower the other person! Remind them that they’re in control…

Empowering Questions:  How will I begin today to make the power of words a major part of my life? What will I do to ensure the language I use has the maximum effect…starting now?

The Metafive: Once is happenstance…

Ending: The remarkable story of the Savoy Hotel in London 

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