Instant Rapport
Author: Michael Brooks
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ISBN: 0446391336
Publisher: Warner Books (01 May, 1990)
Sales Rank: 47,465
Average Customer Rating: 3.35 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5
Good Basics but not flawless......
This book is a very good in setting out some basics of NLP. It will give one a sort of "first base" regarding succesfull humanoid communication.
One of the most important issues of this book is that one perceives the world trough ones senses, being mostly sight, sound and touch. Together with these perceptions emotions are linked and interlinked through the syntaxis of perception. One for example remembers a beautifull women by first thinking of how she looked, then how she sounded and then the way she shook hands. These tree perceptions are categorized in modules (being: visual, auditory and kinesthetic). An important axiom Michael Brooks puts forth is that a person has a "prime-modus" for his perception strategy's. I find this very wrong. One should, in order to callibrate people, look in what modus his subject is AT THE PRESENT time, and not look for a sort of prime. Evolution has forced humanoids to be multi-sensory in order to survive. But with that in mind this book can be great, I'm especially talking now about eye-accessing cues, mirroring/matching process, strategies and anchoring. This book is even a little bit NOTTY with its entry on SEXUAL RAPPORT.Habba, habba!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Enhance How People Experience You
Many years ago, as I observed charismatic people, from a distance, I thought that they were being phony.And,in the 80's, as I made a commitment to endlessly grow beyond my wildest dreams, I told myself that I envy the very people who I once thought were phony -- They had something that I wanted, and definitely needed.
And I am happy to say that with "Instant Rapport," I made the commitment to learn how to be charming, fully in the moment, my highest self, and wise.
I had many opportunities to see how I have evolved, as a result of reading "Instant Rapport."
One example was when I happened upon someone who was once my "arch rival," at the office.
With the help of reading this book, I walked up to this person, in the grocery store, not having seen her in many years, and sincerely chatted with her - there was gratitude in her entire demeanor. And I felt at peace, because I was emotionally, and psychologically free to be fully in the moment, focused upon the best in my interlocutor.
The lessons in this book are a strong part of my everyday experiences.
And a more recent experience is that through reading this book, I have given myself the label, "The Barter Queen," which leads me to be in strong rapport with local businesses, to get things that I want, in exchange for my connections as a journalist.
Read this book, because the lessons in this book guide you to belong - which is our basic human need.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Good Book
This is a good book on the subject of rapport. However this book is really for NLP beginners. If you would like more information on NLP I highly recommend you reading Anthony Robbins best-selling book Unlimited Power.Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated
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