Re: [ET2] maybe off topic

Hello Magickman,

I'm quite new to the group and I haven't replied to anything you've written
until now. I've just seen an e-mail come through from Tim and he's right about
John Grinder when he was preparing for his modelling work with Milton
Erickson, largely because of Erickson's polio.

Bandler has incredibly strong beliefs in his own abilities and this
undoubtedly adds to the impact he has as a trainer. He is also a master of story
telling and metaphors, and the use of language. Erickson was a huge influence on
him and it was his skill in gaining rapport with clients, together with the
hypnotic language patterns which he developed, which made him such an effective
and influential hypnotherapist. Although I've seen Bandler on video many
times, I've only seen him in person once, about ten years ago when he was the guest
speaker at an NLP group. One of the many things I remember was the almost
reverential way he talked about Erickson and the incredible results he got with
clients.

So, that may account for some of the impact that Bandler has as a trainer.
Erickson's work was mainly at the unconscious level and without his clients
being aware what was going on. He would tell an artfully vague story and let the
client make up their own meaning, one which helped them to heal themselves at
a deep level. Bandler no doubt uses much of what he has learned from
Erickson in his trainings.

However, I have met more than a few people who don't like Bandler at all.
Some even find him frightening. Whether you like him or not there is no doubt
he is incredibly skilled although whether anyone could model what he does
without picking up some of the other bits must be questionable.

Regards,

Dave.

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Received on Sun Jun 08 2003 - 14:29:04 BST