Understanding NLP: Strategies for Better Workplace Communication.. Without the Jargon

by Frances Kay, Neilson Kite

Have you ever wondered how some people constantly achieve success in the workplace and in everyday life? Do you wish you knew more about how they think and behave? Understanding NLP will take you a step closer to sharing their success by showing you how to achieve personal and organizational goals. By applying the principles of NLP to the working environment and describing familiar situations in jargon-free language, it provides insights into interpersonal differences, selling and negotiation, influencing skills and the use of language. Further simplifying the key concepts of NLP and with greater emphasis on the differences between rapport and relationship and how both can be better developed and managed, Understanding NLP provides even more clarity and guidance in a simple and common sense way, helping you to make radical changes in the way you approach people, life and work.

232 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2009

About the author

Frances advises and writes on all aspects of professional development and relationship building. The majority of her time is now spent writing books and articles, researching, editing and giving talks based on her book topics.

Reviews

[June · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author says she will explain the "principles of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) in the business environment to achieve personal and organizational goals" however it was more of her explaining why you need NLP, not how to use it, how to create a different language pattern, or even ways how to change your typical speech to match NLP. A very disappointing book. Her examples using NLP vs our normal, everyday wording with others were poor samples. I could not see the difference between what I currently say or how she says I should say it. So glad this was a library book so I only wasted time, not money.

[Cat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very disappointed. Interested in what I have been told about NLP but felt that this book did more than just remove the jargon it dumbed it down to the point of patronisation.
The second half improved a bit in terms of "Strategies" but not very well structured.
Overall wish I hadn't bothered and had chosen a different book for my first proper foray into this area.

[David McClendon, Sr · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was written by an author from the UK so there is some problem with understanding some terms. Other than that it is an interesting read and a good source of information.