NLP and the Milton Model

What is the Milton Model?

The Milton Model is a way of communicating with people in such a vague way the language, is, or almost appears to be hypnotic. This style of communication was developed by Milton Erickson who was well know for getting rapid results with this clients.

Below is examples of the Milton Language patterns.

Prepare a hypnotic phrase for each of the language patterns:

1. Mind Reading: A mind read is where a person assumes to know what the other person is thinking. For example, I know you are wondering about.....

2. Conversational Postulate: Is in the form of a question and has to be answered as either yes or no. For example, Is this something you feel that you understand?

3. Simple Conjunction: Would include words like and or but within the sentence. For example, Welcome, it's nice to see you and I would like you to sit down and begin to relax.

4. Cause and Effect: Are statements that use words like force, makes, causes, requires, and because. For example, every time you hear the bell it causes you to relax more and more.

5. Selectional Restriction Violation: Is a sentence that doesn't really make sense and causes the listener to decode the statement. Also, these statements are illogical because that situation could never possible happen. For example, "The walls have ears." or "My car doesn't like it when you do that."
6. Lack of Referential Index: Is a statement that fails to identify a specific. For example, THESE are much easier than it looks. THIS is always the case.

7. Deletion: Involves part of the sentence missing. For example, "He doesn't love me."

8. Unspecified Predicate: Is a statement that has an unspecified verb. For instance, "Notice how you can..." and "As you continue."

9. Analogical Markings: Marks a portion of the sentence using nonverbal ques, such as a hand gesture or a louder tone.

10. Ambiguities: A) Phonological: Two words that sound the same, but have different meaning. Such as hear and here.
B) Syntax: is a word that cannot be immeadiately determined by the sentence. For instance, "They are visiting relatives." "Selling salesmen is tricky." "I am really over managing managers."

11. Embedded Commands: Is a presupposition that directs a persons thoughts. It assumes that a person is doing an action (or should be doing an action). For instance, "When you exercise tomorrow, pay attention to how good it feels." or "When you are attracted to her/him, do you feel the need to act?"

12. Extended Quotes: Is a quote in the form of a story that is used to get or give information. For instance, " I remember a long time ago, my grandpa told me a story... and he told me how change can be easy and fun."

13. Tag Questions: Is a question that is added to the end of a sentence to ensure the person is listening, following along, and/or understand the information. For instance, "What happens is...Does that make sense?" or "That makes sense, doesn't it?"

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