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Pacing - Punctuation Ambiguity

Pacing

Also known as mirroring.

Pacing is matching someone's behavior, breathing, posture and language to gain rapport.

Parts

A way of talking about different programs of behavior or strategies.

i.e. One part of a client wants to go out and meet someone, but another part is scared of being rejected, so the parts are in conflict.

Position / Perceptional Position

A specific point of view or perspective. There are three positions:

Phonological Ambiguity

Words that sound the same but have different meanings. For example - no and know, as in 'I think you've had this problem long enough - No/Know more'.

Predicates

Words used to describe events. In NLP these are used to identify which representational system is being used. i.e. 'that sounds right to me' implies the auditory representational system.

Preferred Representational System

The representational system that someone relies on the most, or is their most developed.

Presupposition

Anything that must be assumed for a statement to make sense. For instance in the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat', we must assume that there is a cat, a mat, and it is possible for a cat to sit on a mat. In hypnosis, the hypnotist will often presuppose something necessary for the required change to occur. i.e. 'I don't know whether you're going to relax now or in a few moments' assumes that the client will relax.

Punctuation Ambiguity

Usually punctuation ambiguity occurs when two sentences are merged together. For instance the sentence 'I want you to remember a time when you could relax deeply now into a comfortable state of mind'.

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