NLP courses and training nlp where to start

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The shortest version is the Intro Evening orthe syllabus. The American Board of NLP
Taster Session. These will feed your interest andrecommend 120 hours.
give you a couple of NLP tools to take away andAssuming an 8 hour day and allowing for lunch &
use right away, so they’re a great (andtea breaks, that’s about six and a half
safe) way to dip your toe in the water. Bear inhours of “class time” per day.
mind that there will probably be a sales pitch atTherefore most NLP Practitioner courses take
the end to encourage you to sign up for the mainsomewhere around 7 - 25 days to complete.
training. They also let you get a feel for theThat’s often done in a modular format,
Company’s style and professionalism. Itsay one weekend a month, for the best part of
does pay to shop around, using this guide as youra year. So this month might be an introduction to
filter.NLP weekend, next month they’ll cover
This is by no means a full programme - NLP isRapport and Rep Systems, month three will be
usually taught in a formal order of training andLanguage Patterns, and so on. So you come in
development, called Foundation, Practitioner,and out of class each month and gradually piece it
Master Practitioner and Trainer (or variationstogether. That’s a good way to do it if
thereof)you have lots of family or work commitments,
These courses usually share similar topics and acos you can spread it out over time. However, it
common syllabus, but bear in mind it changestakes a long time and you need to be sure that
from Company to Company, so ask for a breakyou’re going to stick to the programme
down. There is no real governing body, nor anyand attend every module. Companies often offer
real compliance regulations. Some courses centreyou the chance to repeat ones you missed
around therapy, some business, some selling andbecause they know people often do drop out.
influencing. Make sure that the focus is one youThere are distance learning packages available but
want to focus on.there is no live training to attend. So maybe
Foundation courses are usually between 2 and 4you’d get a workbook, a video, some
days, and cover the basics of one are such asaudiotapes or a CD Rom and written exercises to
Rapport, or Language. These aren’t fullcomplete. This is a great way to get into the
Practitioner certifications but certainly give you abasics and you can work at your own pace.
taste of the real thing. Good becauseProblem is there’s no face to face
they’re short and you can do it in acontact, and NLP is an experiential technology,
weekend. Bad in that there’s usually nowhich means you really need to work with other
recognised qualification at the end.people and experience the interaction between
Most Practitioner courses are similar in content.you to really get the learning’s. It is
Master Practitioner courses vary more in terms“Neuro Linguistics” after all.
of subjects and applications, and a Trainer TrainingSome courses are built up in chunks, covering
even more so. Again, ask for a syllabus ordifferent parts of the syllabus, so you might do
brochure and make sure you can tick off thethe core Presuppositions of NLP in the first part,
areas you want to get good at.then Presenting skills later. You can even design
The Association of NLP, which is a UK basedyour own “menu” with some
non-profit organisation set up in order to promotecompanies, putting together the chunks you want
NLP, recommend 125 “contactto do in the order you want to do them in. Good
hours” with an NLP Trainer, spread overin that you tailor make it. Downside is that for
20+ days, to become an NLP Practitioner. This ismost people that’s too much like hard
the amount of actual time spent with an NLPwork.
Trainer which they feel best covers everything to