Glossary of NLP terms

Accessing cues

Subtle behaviours that indicate which representational system a person is using. Typical types of accessing cues include eye movements, voice tone and tempo, body posture, gestures and breathing patterns.

“As-if” frame

Pretending that some event has happened. Thinking “as-if” it had occurred encourages creative problem solving by mentally going beyond apparent obstacles to desired solutions. Ask “What would it be like if I could . . .?”

Align

Arrange so that all the elements being aligned are parallel and therefore moving in the same direction.

Ambiguity

The use of language which is vague, or ambiguous. Language which is ambiguous is also abstract (as opposed to specific).

Analogue

Having shades of meaning, as opposed ...

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