Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds

It's the book you've been waiting for - a basic introduction to Clean Language with lots of examples of how you can use it in everyday interactions. Written by Clean Change Company's Wendy Sullivan and Judy Rees, it's published by Crown House in November 2008.

What they’re saying about 'Clean Language'

“This book promises to transform the way we think about language and meaning. After reading Clean Language, the words and metaphor that seemed so throwaway yesterday become a vitally empowering tool for today, and tomorrow.” Psychologies Magazine

“Clean Language is one of the most fundamental and important tools available in NLP and coaching. This book stands out for the clarity of it’s explanations and makes Clean Language common sense. This book is to be used as the communicators bible.” Toby McCartney, WestOne Training, Author of Mastering Memory

“Starting out with the basics and through simple, ‘easy to swallow’ activities the reader learns and experiences the nuances of this powerful technique.” Matthew Hudson, Clean Language and Emergent Knowledge facilitator, www.powersofsix.com

“This amazingly powerful tool could transform the way we interact, and run meetings and appraisals, within our business.” Caroline Frost, Director of Marketing and Training, Informa Healthcare

“An in-depth yet highly accessible route-map for understanding the metaphorical nature of human perception, and for developing powerful skills for working in the domain of personal metaphor.” Jamie Smart, Licensed NLP Trainer, CEO of Salad

“We’ve used Clean Language as a co-coaching model for 250 senior managers and it’s gone down a storm.” Lorenza Clifford, personal and team development consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers

“This book romps along in an easy to read style that keeps you turning the pages… Practitioners such as therapists, psychologists and coaches will glean a clear understanding of why asking people to create their own metaphors works better than leading them through guided visualisation scenarios, and how to do it. For business managers, the great learning will be that Clean Language proves invaluable during meetings with colleagues, staff, customers and the various interactions of every day life. An absolute must for anyone interested who needs to practise effective communication.” Carol Wilson, Hon Vice-President, Association for Coaching

 “Clean Language should be on the curriculum of every secondary school in Great Britain. It will boost confidence and give anyone a much greater understanding of what it really means to be human.” Pamela Hadfield, learning consultant working with teenagers

 “When you use Clean Language in the classroom be prepared for a leap in learning. Colleagues have been surprised by the speed of impact. Children learn to think deeply and to express their ideas with clarity. They come to appreciate each other's specialness and to value differences. They learn to think about thinking and become more comfortable exploring challenging ideas... especially their own!”Julie McCracken, primary school teacher

“This powerful process is a must for anyone involved in the coaching, managing or teaching profession.”  Steve Nobel, author, coach, and a director of Alternatives

From Prof David Clutterbuck http://www.cleanchange.co.uk/store/CleanLanguage/2008/11/13/from-prof-david-clutterbuck/