Charles Faulkner on Clean Language

Leading NLP modeller and innovator Charles Faulkner looks at Clean Language with a fresh eye.

In this hour-long session from Clean Conference 2008 Charles considers the implicit patterns within the Clean Language questions. While the questions are designed to remove certain metaphors, assumptions, paradigms and sensations from the facilitator's language, it turns out that there's still plenty left! 

"And" implies both instead of either/or; "where" implies here/there, limits, extent, difference; defining attributes implies representational elaboration both specifying and associating; moving time back/forward implies locations in time and movement with difference or change, for example.

By listening to this recording you'll learn to notice and appreciate these implicit patterns in the various Clean Language questions, detect these patterns in client statements and facilitator questions, and select your Clean Language questions with greater precision.

Charles is the Director of Programs for NLP Comprehensive and a principal in Influential Communications, Inc. His modelling projects range from decision making and identity to software development including market wizards - featured in publications from The New Market Wizards (1992) to Trend Following (2007). He is the (co)author of ten titles including Metaphors of Identity (1991), NLP: The New Technology of Achievement (1994) and a new model of Irresistible Influence (2002).

Please note that while the bulk of this recording is of high quality, some short sections (including the first few minutes) are of lower quality and have some background noise. We hope this does not interfere with your enjoyment of Charles's talk.

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