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Month: August 2012

NLP CONCEPTS FOR TRIAL LAWYERS

NLP CONCEPTS FOR TRIAL LAWYERS

Neuro Linguistic Programing (NLP) is the study of a way of thinking, language and behavior. “Neuro” refers to the way you filter and process your experiences through your senses. “Linguistic” refers to the way you interpret your experiences through language.”Programming” refers to the way you code your language and behavior into your own personal actions and thinking. One of the concepts in NLP is that of perspective. That is putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes. There are three primary positions in NLP: the…

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THE HUMAN BRAIN – AN AMAZING ORGAN

THE HUMAN BRAIN – AN AMAZING ORGAN

There is an informative book I  read: Incognito: the secret lives of the brain  by David Eagleman which I recommend to anyone who is interested in how our brains function. Here are few excerpts I found interesting. The brain  is an amazing organ. The brain is three pounds of the most complex material we have discovered in the universe. This is the mission control center that drives the whole operation. Your brain is made up of cells  called neurons – hundreds of…

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This is my explanation (or excuse) as to why I am late posting ideas in  this blog. On June 13th I spoke at the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Convention about trial work. My friend, Carl Bettinger spoke on storytelling and story structure which was very helpful. He’s written a book which outlines  this  well. One point he made was setting  the scene fully in opening for  the story is important On June 28th I  spoke in Sun  Valley at the Idaho Trial…

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