Take a look at the great speakers we've had over the past six years!
Brighton NLP Group


Past Speakers 2006 - 2012


11 January 2012 John Moore Goal Setting - Hit or Miss? 
What is this session about?
Planning from an NLP perspective.
Here we will be discussing:
* The dreaded New Years resolution !!
* The Standard Goal setting Model...
* Dreams or just pipe dreams?
* Be, Do, Get... is it the secret to success?
The intention of this group is to share ideas and develop better working models, so your input is welcome. So I will am encouraging practitioners to bring ideas to the talk and have a practise with them.
Who is John Moore?
I have a quite a few hours of experience presenting effective communication skills and body language to the medical industry. I started training and development within the Lloyds banking group and have also worked as a sales and performance trainer and for the enhancement of actors skills.
At present, I run a business helping SMEs in sales techniques and complaint handling. I also run a private practice for hypnotherapy and NLP.
John is also the Chairman of the Brighton NLP Group
14 December 2011 Nikola Goranovic WingWave® Coaching 
WingWave® Coaching (1st UK offical introduction)
What is wingwave® coaching?
Wingwave® Coaching is a new short-term coaching concept. This trademarked method was developed in 1990s by Cora Besser-Siegmund and Harry Siegmund, German psychologists and management trainers at the Besser-Siegmund Institute in Hamburg, Germany.
The wingwave® method combines:
Bilateral hemisphere stimulation, through “awake” Rapid Eye Movement (REM) induction with auditory or tactile left-right input
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Kinesiology - muscle response (myostatic) test to evaluate the effectiveness of the process
wingwave® Coaching helps clients:
* mentally prepare for peak performance
* activate personal resources whenever they need them
* implement changes
* enhance their abilities and skills
* dissolve mental blocks that have kept them from being where they want to be
* overcome personal and professional disappointments and setbacks on the way to their goals
* transform their limiting thought and behavioural patterns into self-confidence
* increase their stress-resilience, creativity, and overall well-being
Why will I find this interesting?
This innovative method is the preferred technique for addressing all areas of life that are connected with stressful memories of past experiences and/or unhelpful emotions regarding future events that impact on client’s sense of well-being and accomplishment. Unlike other coaching and therapy methods, wingwave® does not require the client to perform an 'emotional striptease' by discussing or analysing their problems; instead, the negative emotions that need to be targeted by the intervention are detected in an unobtrusive manner using the myostatic test.
The effects of this method are very measurable and complete success in dissolving the mental blocks is usually achieved within just one coaching session.
Who is Nikola Goranovic?
Nikola is NLP Master Practitioner, Life and Business Coach and the first certified wingwave® Coach and wingwave® Trainer in the UK.
Working with a varied clientèle, including businessmen, athletes and artists, Nikola integrates his coaching skills with his own corporate and professional sports experience to facilitate rapid, profound and long-lasting change in all areas of their lives.
Find out more:
E-mail: nikola@innernation.co.uk
Tel.: 07402 366 792
www.innernation.co.uk , www.hovestressbusters.co.uk , www.winnernation.co.uk
09 November 2011 Steve Griffiths Exploring the nature of identity 
Who is Steve Griffiths
I have been a Hypnotherapist and solution focused Psychotherapist for 9 years now, and I am also a fully qualified Kinesiologist.
I have subspecialty interests in Stop Smoking Hypnosis, HypnoBirthing®, for which I am an international faculty trainer, Fertility hypnotherapy and sports performance hypnosis. I work with PGA professional golfers and run www.openmindgolf.com. I also run The Sussex Natural Fertility Clinic & Sussex Natural Childbirth alongside my general hypnotherapy psychotherapy practice. I have also presented on Hypnotherapy for Meridian television, local radio and have written articles in national and local press. Brighton Hypnotherapist Steve Griffiths DHyp Psych M.E.T.S..I. NLP Practitioner GHR NRH Integral Eye Movement™ Therapist
I am registered on the Newly formed government recognised 'National Register of Hypnotherapists'. Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist, NLP Practitioner, HypnoBirthing™ Practitioner Faculty Trainer and HypnoBirthing™ Fertility Practitioner and Systematic Kinesiologist
What the nature of identity all about?
Well in part it is about separating our core identity away from problem behaviours and eliciting the observing self. In order to do this we might consider exploring what the observing self might be. But before we do that we must understand what it is not. This means that we must strip away the internal and culturally conditioned labels...through an enquiry exercise which serves to help us disassociate from these labels and recognise them for what they are.
Why will I find this interesting?
How we contextualise our reality depends on our issues around identity, which as you will discover is based on patterns of behaviour, thought and emotion. For more info about Steve please take a look at his website www.hovehypnotherapy.co.uk
12 October 2011 Jonny Whiting Introducing Improvisation Acting 
Jonny Whiting is the lead trainer of improv. acting "SCHOOL OF NOW"
Jonny spent 2 years in method training with the late David Bennett of The Actors Studio NYC, whilst simultaneously accessing his favorite improvisation class for about 5 years on the trot. Jonny uses improvisation as a tool to access the truth in a scene rapidly. That said, it may take practice, to be able access this, and accessing your favorite acting class, even if you're a "jobbing" actor, will really help to keep your hand in, and your imagination in peak condition. There's nothing worse than a rusty imagination. Jonny has also worked as a professional actor in film, TV, and theatre.
Jonny also spent 4 years as a student of life with Landmark Education, and this is by no means a testimonial but merely part of the explanation of who Jonny is, and what you can expect when you come to be coached by him. He believes fundamentally in having a positive mental attitude, and ensuring one's sense of humour remains intact. Don't forget the basics:- eat a good healthy diet, and drink plenty of pure water.
Jonny uses the approach of holding all students/humans in positive high regard, and he practices this in every aspect of his life. he has by no means perfected this, as it is a practice. He feels it is a good practice, and one that helps him move in the directions he wishes to move in.
www.theschoolofnow.com
12 October 2011 Graham Constantine Understanding the Business World 
Understanding the Business World
Graham Constantine from Whole Being will help you find your inner entrepreneur and take your business and life to the next level.
Running a successful business in coaching, training and mentoring for six years he will show you how to get your own answers to these challenging questions, build up you coaching, training and mentoring business and get your next 5 high paying clients sorted, because ..."We understand the business world".
Graham, from Whole Being, specialises in personal development and business, combining over 13 years experience in commercial, account management and general management with 15 years of training and coaching people using NLP.
www.businessnlpbrighton.co.uk
graham@wholebeing.co.uk
14 September 2011 Russell Potts Ericksonian Hypnosis and the Utilization Principle 
Whether you are a coach, therapist, NLP Practitioner or Educator the results you achieve will be limited unless you engage your clients unconscious minds in the change and learning process. During this evening session you have the opportunity to learn and experience some of the core skills in unconscious communication.
Ericksonian hypnosis is a term to describe the work of the late Dr Milton Erickson who successfully conducted therapy sessions with over 30,000 patents. He was renowned for using hypnosis in a elegant conversational and intuitive manner that respected the individuality of the people he worked with. Prior to Erickson Hypnosis was authoritarian and scripted. By contrast Ericksonian hypnotherapy engages the cooperation principle and deep levels of rapport. Resulting in a heightened level of success and ecology.
Erickson once said '' Hypnosis is one of the most important things a person can learn''
Some of tonight's topics include
* Non Verbal Communication
* Hypnotic Induction
* Pacing and Leading
* Utilization
* Post Hypnotic Suggestion
* The Relationship between Hypnosis and NLP
During this session you will learn some of the core skills of Ericksonian Hypnosis and experience naturalistic trance states. During this session you have the opportunity to learn core skills, see and experience trance and live demonstrations.
Find out more:
Russell Potts is a Certified NLP and Hypnosis trainer who is highly knowledgeable and skilled in the art and science of hypnosis. Russell specializes in teaching Ericksonian Hypnosis from beginner level all the way to training trainers. His skill and knowledge is broad and deep.
Trainer’s contact details here: www.global-hypnosis.com
10 August 2011 Mark Walsh Embodied Tools and Techniques 
What are embodied techniques?
The body shapes how we think and feel, what we are capable of and how other’s perceive us. This workshop will introduce participants to simple embodied techniques and offer a clear framework for using them. It will be useful for anyone working with stress reduction, leadership impact and communication skills. The session will be highly interactive, far deeper than “body langugage” training, and you will walk away with several tools you can use straight away as well as some insight into personal patterns.
Who is Mark Walsh?
Mark is a business trainer specialising in embodied approaches to leadership, communication and resilience. He has pioonred this work in the UK. His background in psychology, outdoor education, charity work in areas of conflict, martial arts, dance and meditation. His clients include Virgin Atlantic, the University of Sussex and the military in Sierra Leone.
Why will I find this interesting?
Because your body is your fundamental “operating system” and not knowing how to use it is retarded. NLP suggests that state and body are critical - this workshop involves tried and tested practical tools to develop this area of your work and a clear theoretical framework.
Find out more:
mark@integrationtraining.co.uk
http://integrationtraining.co.uk
13 July 2011 Michael Carroll Self Coaching with NLP 
What is Self Coaching with NLP is about
This session does exactly what it says on the tin, provides pragmatic tools for self coaching. By attending you will learn how to use NLP to improve the quality of your life so you can truly live the dream. Successful people are naturally good at taking stock on their performance and making the essential changes to catapult themselves to new levels achievement.
Everything you do on a daily basis is either moving you towards or away from your goal and it’s often the small differences that have the biggest effect. Self coaching is about self awareness, setting up your attention each day so you are congruently active in achieving outcomes and be able to reflect on your successes and areas of improvement.
Michael Carroll, a new code NLP co-developer will be introducing some of the latest New Code NLP principals for self coaching.
One key area of New Code NLP is personal application and personal congruency.
Who is Michael Carroll?
Michael Carroll is founder and course director of the NLP Academy. He is a certified Master Trainer of NLP (the highest level in the field) and a master trainer of hypnosis. Michael's courses are profound learning experiences flowing into every outlet of your life. In the words of his clients he is a "training genius".
You will learn:
•Morning preview – planning the day ahead through visualisation
•Evening edit – reviewing your day and making key changes
•Self calibration – sensitising to your body’s subtle signals
•Perceptual positions/triple positions – get a different perspective on your performance to maintain states of excellence
During this session, Michael Carroll will initially talk about how internal representations impact performance. What you, see hear and feel internally (internal representations) becomes a mirror for your outer world. The key is to change your inner world to experience a different set of results in your ever day life. Top performers from all walks of live see, hear and feel their victories before actual experience. Top performers a system of continually improving based on what we call in NLP self calibration.
Michael will give two practical exercises, a morning preview of the day and an evening edit.
The preview and edit will use NLP material but will be jargon free. The NLP tools in the exercises are
•Self calibration
•Paying attention to body signals
•Third position as director of choice
•Attention and intention
•Manipulation of submodalities
•State and new code NLP
•Evening edit
Find out more:
Michael Carroll
Founder & Course Director; NLP Academy
Tel: 0208 686 9952 - http://www.realnlp.co.uk
08 June 2011 John Moore The Buyers Mind - A Neurolingistic Program 
What is this session about?
Decision making and what happens when we PAY attention!
The brain rules - Why men spend more on line while women like to hit the shops.
How we decide the value of things.
How to tailor your business to using the 6 spears of persuasion.
Who is John Moore?
I have a quite a few hours of experience presenting effective communication skills and body language to the medical industry. I started training and development within the Lloyds banking group and have also worked as a sales and performance trainer and for the enhancement of actors skills. At present, I run a business helping SMEs in sales techniques and complaint handling. I also run a private practice for hypnotherapy and NLP.
John is also the Chairman of the Brighton NLP Group.
11 May 2011 John M Moore Performance Anxiety? Practise Makes Perfect! 
What is this session about?
Performance anxiety is considered to be one of the all time difficulties for many people. This problem can especially become an issue for anyone wanting to present their skills to a client base, or if asked to make a best man speech or if they simply want to make a youtube video about the services they offer. With this in mind the next practice group will be exploring whats going on at the neurological level when it comes to public speaking and giving some ideas for how to overcome it. You will also be shown some simple tips and an opportunity to practise how to use body language and voice control to enhance your performance.
Using the 4MAT system and learning styles
I will also giving you some ideas how to prepare a pitch so that the speaker can appeal to all of their audience to get the message across.
For the brave, there will be an opportunity to experience a 1 minute stand-up, introduce yourself and maybe tell a joke or two (corny jokes will be selected from a hat and are completely free of charge!)
Who is John Moore?
I have a quite a few hours of experience presenting effective communication skills and body language to the medical industry. I started training and development within the Lloyds banking group and have also worked as a sales and performance trainer and for the enhancement of actors skills.
At present, I run a business helping SMEs in sales techniques and complaint handling. I also run a private practice for hypnotherapy and NLP.
John is also the Chairman of the Brighton NLP Group
09 March 2011 Rod Morgan The Circle Of Excellence & Stacking Anchors, followed by a Board Break. 
What is this session about?
In the first half of this session Rod will be demonstrating, and attendees will be practising, using The Circle of Excellence to stack anchors in order to produce a highly resourceful personal state. Rod will also explain a very powerful additional application for the reproduction of peak performance when executing specific skills.
During the second half Rod will demonstrate Board Breaking and attendees will have an opportunity to break through their own board. Continuing the anchoring theme attendees will then anchor the peak state they will have achieved in order to break their board.
Who is Rod Morgan?
Rod Morgan is an International NLP Trainer, Certified Life Coach and Inner Game Specialist. Being also a former Professional Tennis Coach he brings a unique combination of Training and Coaching skills to his clients.
Why will I find this interesting?
Attendees will find this a very interesting, valuable and enjoyable evening exploring and practising The Circle of Excellence and stacking anchors together with an exciting Board Breaking session.
Find out more:
www.focuscoaching.co.uk
rod@rodmorgan.com
09 February 2011 Keir Gallacher ”Finding the Silver Lining” - A Reframing Practice Session. 
What is this session about?
Reframing is a core part of classic NLP. This session will be a refresher on how it can be used to improve a clients perspective on almost any aspect of their life. The emphasis for the evening will be on practical and fun exercises to further develop your reframing skills. (Suitable for all skill levels).
Who is Keir Gallacher?
Keir is a committee member for the Brighton NLP group and also runs the groups website. A long term student of NLP he can occasionally be found making a career as an engineer.
Why will I find this interesting?
If you have ever been confronted by negativity in someone you are working with
(or indeed yourself ) and are looking for ways to transform that into a positive outlook then Reframing can give you the tools to do that.
Find out more:
You can contact Keir via the Brighton NLP Group at mail@brightonnlpgroup.org
12 January 2011 Toby Buckle How NLP is both an Art and Science. 
Why will I find this interesting?
The research and recognition of NLP in academic fields is forging ahead. Neuroscience is making great headway in explain why some NLP techniques work and others maybe won’t.
This is useful in getting a foot in the door of organisational coaching and training using NLP, and once through the door how do you satisfy the craving for control and practical applications with the elements of metaphor, flow and flexibility vital for effective NLP use.
We will be examining this by focusing on the vital element of state management. What are the best states to be in when coaching others and how can we anchor this in?
Who is Toby Buckle?
Toby Buckle is a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer. He provides NLP coaching and training to a wide range of organisations, ranging from billion pound turnover companies to social enterprise start ups. Toby has used NLP in organisations as diverse as the Navy, the NHS and the 3663 Group. Previously Toby spent ten highly successful years in senior management at a large personnel development and recruitment organisation. Toby is also developing weekend personal development courses for men, and runs NLP & Business diploma courses.
Why will I find this interesting?
This session will not only give an insight into how NLP can be used and accepted in the world of organistional development, and will also be highly experiential allowing you to anchor in useful states both to help in coaching others and also in relating to yourself better.
Find out more:
http://leadershipandmanagementtraining.blogspot.com/
08 December 2010 James Tripp Hypnosis Without Trance 
What is Hypnosis Without Trance (about)?
The ability to generate hypnotic phenomena is classically thought to be an effect of a special altered state called trance. During this evening, James will be showing how to elicit hypnotic phenomena in an everyday waking state of consciousness.
You will also get a chance to have a go yourself - it's easier than you think!
Who is James Tripp?
James is a Neurolinguist and Transformative Hypnotist from Hertfordshire UK. He works directly with clients who wish to make changes to their thinking, feeling, behaving and ultimately what they get out of life.
James is an SNLP licensed trainer of NLP, but no longer teaches pure NLP. Hs work is based in a mix of NLP, Hypnosis, Clean Language, Strategic Provocation, and a whole host of additional elements.
Why will I find this interesting?
This session will give new insights into the power and capabilities of the human mind, and hopefully revolutionalise your perspective of hypnosis and its potential.

Find out more:
www.jamestripp.co.uk
www.hypnosiswithouttrance.com
10 November 2010 Judy Rees Intelligent Influence With X-Ray Listening 
What is Intelligent Influence?
Intelligent Influence is a way of connecting with your customers' deepest emotions to fire their passion for your products and services. The intelligent influencer has a system for working with customers, using their language, their emotions, their desires, and their metaphors to achieve win-win results.
Who is Judy Rees?
Judy Rees has been dubbed “The Elephant Whisperer” because of her uncanny ability to communicate with the subconscious mind. The “elephant” powers our behaviour, including our buying decisions, while the conscious “rider” thinks he’s in control! She is the co-author of the bestselling Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds. A former journalist and editorial executive, she now works as a consultant, trainer and coach.
Why will I find this interesting?
In this practice evening you'll discover core principles from the model, including the 2 Lazy Jedi Questions. You’ll learn rapport and persuasion techniques which can be used in a huge range of contexts - including email and text conversations, as well as face-to-face.
Find out more:
www.intelligentinfluence.com
www.xraylistening.com
email info@xraylistening.com
Follow Judy Rees on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
13 October 2010 Viv Craske Zone Focussing – How To Motivate Yourself With Purpose 
What is Zone Focussing about?
What would you think if I suggested that well-formed outcomes and SMART goal setting did more harm than good? That’s the conclusion I’ve come to from re-examining the science behind motivation.
During this provocative event, I’m going to make the case that well-formed outcomes and SMART goals are own goals, and don’t work most of the time. Instead, I’m going to offer a powerful series of questions that will allow you to uncover your purpose behind getting what you want, how to achieve success with as little pain as possible, and how to do so with the most choice and flexibility.
Who is Viv Craske?
Hi, I'm Viv Craske. I’m on a mission to help 1 million people find the freedom to say ‘Yes I can!’ to their goals and dreams. I am the author of ‘30 Days To Confidence’.
As part of my mission to help 1 million people say ‘Yes I can!’ to their goals and dreams, I train businesses in confident selling, confident communication, negotiation, motivation, persuasion and stress management skills.
I help private clients build confidence and self-esteem and beat anxiety. I’m also Chair of the Brighton NLP Group.
Why will I find this interesting?
If you’re interested in saying ‘Yes I Can!’ to your goals and dreams (whether at work or in your personal life), or if you’re interesting in showing people how to achieve their dreams and goals, at work or in a therapy setting, this evening is for you.
• Find out why carrot-and-stick motivation doesn’t work, and why Facebook is more motivating at work than pay rises.
• Discover the secret to consistent self-motivation and the drive to succeed in your dreams and goals.
• Find out why most personal and career goals demotivate you and your colleagues, what’s wrong with SMART goals and how to get highly motivated with Zone Focussing.
Find out more:
www.vivcraske.com
email viv@vivcraske.com
01273 208605
29 September 2010 Nick Kemp Provocative Change Works™ for excellent client change 
What is Provocative Change Works about
The evening will focus on exploring provocative strategies for therapy as created by Frank Farrelly, creator of Provocative Therapy, and how these can be integrated with Milton Erickson’s hypnotic work. I specialize in anxiety issues, phobias, anger, jealousy and food related problems. Expect a lively evening with new approaches and ways of working.
Who is Nick Kemp?
I am the creator of Provocative Change Works™, a Frank Farrelly-approved Provocative Therapy Trainer, ANLP Board Member and Creator of Human Alchemy Products. I co-train with Steve Andreas, Frank Farrelly, Andrew T Austin and Doug O’Brien on an international basis and am known for humour, occasional mischief and excellence in communication…
Why will I find this interesting?
This approach is for anyone interested in producing excellence in communication whether in a therapeutic or business context. This is “road tested” material that I use in my successful private practice where I regularly see up to 50 clients each month.
My philosophy is to share what works best. All attendees will automatically qualify for the early bird rate for the October London Provocative Change Works™ intensive!
Find out more:
www.nickkemp.com
www.nickkemptraining.com
info@nickkemp.com
01274 622994
08 September 2010 Alan Whitton An introduction to Fighter’s Mind Coaching 
What is Fighter’s Mind Coaching about?
Fighter’s Mind Coaching is mental performance coaching targeted specifically at Fighters, Combat competitors and Martial Artists. In this I’ll be talking in brief terms on what kind of things I do with clients, and showing a couple of specific techniques .
Who is Alan Whitton?
I am Alan Whitton, a Martial Artist of two and a half decades, I’ve trained alongside several world champions in their field. I work with World Class Fighters and Competitors as well as martial artists that wish to enhance their Mental Performance (and this nearly always will effect their physical performance too).
I was picked for the Karate England Squad as a junior after being a finalist in the British Championships and a medalist in another international competition, I was selected to represent England in the European Championships (I did miserably!). I went on to take up Thai Boxing, which seemed to be the toughest sport around at the time. I won the English Thai Boxing Championship and subsequently a British Freestyle Kickboxing Title (by unfortunately breaking my opponent’s leg with a kick).
For the last couple of years I have been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and hope to attain my Blue belt this year.
Why will I find this interesting?
I blend NLP Hypnosis and my personal fighting experience in a way that sails through (most of the time, at least) the bullshit detectors of most fighters, allowing them to get solid mental performance coaching within a framework that is natural for them and doesn’t feel like anything too weird (just weird enough to work). I’ll be demonstrating the ghosting technique, CCTV technique and the ‘blurred camera’ (my take on the New Behaviour Generator).

Why should I come?
I’ve created some advanced techniques for mapping over internally-generated optimal (fighting) technique, into three-dimensional space. These techniques can also be used in other somatically-engaging activities.
Find out more:
www.westessexhypnotherapy.co.uk
info@westessexhypnotherapy.co.uk

11 August 2010 Chantal Burns The Game of Success from the Inside Out 
What is the session about?
Together we'll explore a new model of enquiry that you can use with clients and colleagues or as a self-coaching tool. Rather than a prescriptive, technique-based approach, this model gives you total flexibility to work with intuition and instinct whilst having a solid foundation of understanding to guide you in a useful direction.  It draws on the most important aspects of human functioning and NLP. As such it will serve to integrate and expand your own understanding and skill when you are creating new possibility for yourself and others.
Who is Chantal Burns?
Chantal Burns is a business coach and NLP Trainer (SNLP). She’s been extensively trained and mentored by Christina Hall PhD (NLP co-creator & language expert) as well as other leaders in the field of NLP and psychology.  Chantal has also been running her own training/coaching consultancy for 10 years with a team of skilled consultants. She works with corporates across various sectors as well as high profile leaders and performers. In addition, she’s an NLP Trainer for Salad Ltd. Chantal recently founded The Bliss Project™ which is committed to providing community programmes for the purpose of increasing psychological fitness and wellbeing.
09 June 2010 Andrew T. Austin So That's The Map All Sorted Out, Now What About The Territory?
What is this event about?
In a field where practitioners spend so much time sorting out their map of the world, all too often the territory itself gets forgotten. Too many NLP practitioners find themselves in trouble – they feel great, but the practicalities of life start to become problematic; that pesky territory gets in the way of a perfectly good map. In this presentation, drawing from his Metaphors of Movement workshop, Andrew T. Austin explores practical techniques for overcoming obstacles and limitations.
Who is Andy Austin?
Andrew T. Austin, author of the best selling, “The Rainbow Machine – Tales From a Neurolinguist’s Journal” is a former neurological nurse and mental health worker.
Why will I find this interesting?
This is an area so often left out of NLP training and personal development workshops.
Find out more: www.23nlpeople.com
12 May 2010 Nigel F Huddleston 'Managing Emotional Overwhelm of Your Inner Teenager'
What's this evening about?
This workshop explores experientially tools that can help with the hormonally confusing time that young people experience. It explores tools, including those for emotional intelligence and gaining perspective. During the evening, Nigel will cover topics such as how to manage stress & anxiety in teenagers, dealing with emotional overwhelm, improving temperament and naturally maintaining a good emotional state .
Who is Nigel Huddleston?
Nigel F Huddleston is a Learning Consultant, a Science teacher at Holy Trinity School Crawley. He is  a workshop leader and therapist / coach. Since 1996 he has worked with individual students referred to him from across the school to help them optimise their learning performance and to eliminate exam stress. Nigel is a NLP Master Practitioner, Teacher and Shaman. He has been using NLP to model the Mind, body, Emotion and Spirit since 1996. He is currently writing a book on and has given talks and a workshop on 'Understanding Teenagers', 'Managing Stress & Anxiety' and a Toolkit for Teenagers'.
Why will I find this interesting?
Due to the physical & hormonal changes onset by puberty the average teenager looses half the frontal lobe connections used for reasoning, planning & risk assessment. Some can behave as almost totally emotional beings, living in the moment producing a roller coaster of highs and lows. If you work with teenagers or have teenage children, you'll want to understanding the teenage experience through neuroscience, hormones and brainwaves, understand how emotional states & experiences are triggered, and learn about teenage developmental drives.
Find out more: 07916148002
www.synthesislearning.com

14 April 2010 Kim Leader Working with Addictions: A system for enabling Freedom from Addiction?
This is an opportunity to gain an insight from an insider's perspective on Addictions.
Kim will share with you a system and application to work with Addictions,relating to the use of NLP techniques and otherwise.
Who is Kim Leader?
Kim is a Hypnotherapist and Lecturer with a specialism in Addictions.  He has worked in various Substance Misuse Services spanning over seven years having a variety of roles from Drug and Alcohol Counsellor in the Adult Sector to Young Person's Drug Education Project Manager.
He regularly lectures at Chichester University and Chichester College around topics such as Therapeutic Interventions, Relationships, Communication and Addictions as well as delivering training to various services across the UK.  
Kim also holds a Hypnotherapy Practice in Brighton seeing a range of clients for various issues including, but not limited to Confidence, Assertiveness, Public Speaking, Depression, Eating Disorders and of course Addictions. 
10 March 2010 Terry Elston "How to use Time-Based Techniques to stop the watch on negative emotions"
Whether you use NLP in a therapeutic contact, at work, or for yourself, if you have times when you'd like to ditch bad feelings, this event is for you.
Terry Elston is the founder of Brighton-based NLP training company NLP World - http://www.nlpworld.co.uk/ - Terry is a trainer of NLP, Time Based Techniques,  hypnotherapy and spiral dynamics. NLP World was set up to get away from big corporate churn-mill ethics of NLP training to something a little more intimate; something that integrated the trainings on an individual level, as well as being technically sound.
I studied my NLP Practitioner course with Terry - his training style and take on NLP blew me away. I'm expecting this evening to be excellent.
10th February 2010 James Lavers The Essence Of Commercial Influence 
What is Commercial Influence about?
Commercial Influence is about persuading the purchase decision. The purpose of sales, advertising and marketing is to influence a decision in a consumer - yet most marketing advice ignores this core truth...to the doom of most businesses.
Who is James Lavers?
James Lavers is a behind-the-scenes commercial advisor to multi-millionaire business owners and global corporations in the fields of Personal Growth, Consumer Electronics & Cosmetics. James operates on the front-line of some of the highest risk marketing environments on the planet using little known social, biological and evolutionary stimulants to influence purchase decisions en masse.
James' latest programme for small business owners is Video Conversion - find out how to dramatically grow your income by using video content on your site, YouTube and everywhere else
Why will I find this interesting?
I don't want you to find it interesting - that would be wasting both our time. Only come if you intend to USE the new information to impact on your business or the company you work for...I read interesting things every day - which I forget 5 minutes later...I intend to INTRIGUE you J
Find out more:
www.jameslavers.com
www.videoconversion.tv
13th January 2010 Andy Bradbury The History And Development Of NLP 
You'll learn:
How did "NLP" start? And who started it? Why did they start it?
What is "authentic" NLP?
How can you tell whether something is "authentic" NLP?
Does "authentic" NLP even exist?
And does any of that really matter?
All this and much more, including practical experience of some really useful NLP techniques.
The Trainer
Andy Bradbury is the author of Develop Your NLP Skills, first published in 1997, now translated into over a dozen languages, and out in a brand new 4th edition in 2010. He has been involved in teaching and training for most of his career, covering a range of subjects, from management team building to memory management on IBM mainframe computers.
http://www.bradburyac.mistral.co.uk
09 December 2009 Damian Sinclair The Toltec World and New Code of NLP Part 2 
this evening's presentation will explore the nature of Perception and how it is assembled into cognitive awareness.
The nature of the 'Assemblage Point' and how it is employed by Stalkers and Dreamers alike. Drawing upon the New Code Description of NLP and the world of the Toltec.
The evening will be an experience of 'Stopping The World' and will challenge our conceived map of reality. Experience the nature of a Separate Reality.
 



11 November 2009 Jamie Smart The Hidden Hamster Wheel (& How to Get Off)
Did you know that there's a hidden hamster wheel most people spend their lives running on that stops them having peace of mind, a feeling of well-being & the kind of deeply fulfilling experience of life we all desire?
The hidden hamster wheel is a false belief – a belief that gets taught to us as children, then reinforced throughout our lives. Hundreds of years ago, the belief that the earth was flat stopped people exploring new lands for fear of falling off the edge. In the same way the “hidden hamster wheel” means that most people struggle to experience the kind of persistent wellbeing that is your birthright.
If you've ever thought...
·         I'll be happy when I've got that car / a pay-rise / the right relationship, you're on the wheel
·         I can't seem to sort my head out / unload my baggage / stop worrying, you're on the wheel
·         The financial crisis is stressing me out, you're on the wheel
·         I've finally sorted it, only to discover you're back in the same old place, you're on the wheel
Before you can change this hidden belief, you need to understand what it is, how it got there, & how it works....
Troubleshooting Enlightenment
During this entertaining & enlightening workshop, NLP trainer & speaker Jamie Smart is going to be your guide as you:
·         Discover the hidden belief that keeps people struggling & striving for a solution that never arrives.
·         Get a real sense of clarity as you move forward with your life.
·         Learn simple, easy to apply techniques to create a healthier relationship to your thoughts & feelings.
·         Uncover the unexpected blockages that may have been separating you from your wellbeing
·         Take the 3 simple steps that will start the process of connecting you more & more deeply with your own wellbeing & wisdom.
The good news is, persistent wellbeing & peace of mind is closer than you think.
Jamie Smart of http://www.saladltd.co.uk is one of the world's leading NLP trainers, & the creator of NLP Coaching CardsTM , Instant Happiness CardsTM & myNLPresources.com
14 October 2009 Nigel & Jenny Heath NLP and Relationships
see websites at The Relationship People &
NLP South Practice Group
Come along this evening and find out how relationship experts Nigel & Jenny Heath of The Relationship People take the stress out of relationships.
Nigel & Jenny use to achieve this through their own model of 'coaching', based on the clinical research of John Gottmann, NLP, Clean Language and other personal development skills and experience in therapy, coaching and facilitation.
This is going to be a very interactive session and come along prepared to explore how to use NLP to improve all your relationships.
09 September 2009 Steve Nobel Facilitating Discovering Your Flow                           
What is Flow Coaching (about)?
Flow Coaching – So often we are taught that life has to be a struggle and that if we are to achieve anything meaningful in life then we have to push and work hard. This way of living can become habitual. Most people work in inner and outer enviroments that create stress and burn out. This is not the way to achieve meaningful results in your work or business. Flow is a happier and more graceful way to move in life. Flow is a state of being where an individual feels totally absorbed in what they are doing; they have a sense of effortless action that often leads to amazing results. Artists understand flow as do top athletes and entrepreneurs.
Who is Steve Nobel
Steve Nobel is an author of two books, his latest being The Prosperity Game (Findhorn Press 2006). He is an NLP Business Master Practitioner, a personal and business coach and also a director of Alternatives, based in St. James’s church, Piccadilly, London W1. He is currently training to be a sports fencing coach.
Why/How questions – Why will I find this interesting? How can I use this with NLP / within my work?
Flow coaching is a fusion of coaching/NLP ideas with other personal development and spiritual/metaphysical premises. Anyone who does a performance related activity will be interested in knowing more about flow coaching. This evening will explore the nine principles of flow. Ideal for anyone who wants to add more tools to their coaching toolkit. Also for people who work too hard and want to include more flow in their life. You can listen to my podcast called Discover Your Flow
Why should I come?
A footballer is in his flow will be in the right place at the right time on the pitch, a writer in her flow intuitively knows how to construct the theme and flow of the book, the head-hunter in his flow recruits exactly the right person for the job, and entrepreneur in her flow creates a winning business effortlessly.

12 August 2009 John Thompson & Wayne Marsh Train spotters, Cowboys and Masters of NLP 
We all know the stories of the two guys (Bandler and Grinder) from California who went down to meet the Great Purple One (Milton Erickson). But how far have things really come? what is NLP .... now? that it wasn’t then?
Many schools of NLP somehow forget the true essence of what and how NLP was created. John and Wayne will be reviewing this. Back then Erickson had a philosophy that he shared with the likes of Grinder, Bandler and Gilligan, we believe this is needed right now in the world to move more swiftly out of recession. Its a simple concept with massive effect if used with congruence for the right people. John and Wayne (not John Wayne) will be reviewing the story so far and giving current thinking from some of the key players who were there back in 70s. You will learn and refresh your map and experience applications for business and personal development.
Topics covered
·         Sponsorship (Unconscious)
·         Form and Content distinctions
·         Natural Indictions
·         New Code patterns
With a mix of exercises, demonstrations and Q & A After the session you will understand how you can create change implicitly with individuals whilst developing yourself. You will also be reminded of the core essence of NLP and experience how to use your skills more.
Who are John Thompson and Wayne Marsh?
John Thompson works in the UK and is a frequent flyer to the USA and Europe delivering corporate training and certified NLP courses. John has worked alongside John Grinder, Carmen Bostic St Clair and Michael Carroll for the last 5 years as evaluator on Trainers Training. In 2006/2007 John with Grinder, Bostic St Clair, Carroll designed the successful NLP Premier Practitioner course integrating New Code NLP with the Classic code. Currently John is delivering "The Spirit of Phoenix" (Ericksonian Hypnosis course) in the UK, Romania and Norway.
Wayne Marsh is a successful property developer and NLP Trainer in the North of England.
08 July 2009 Roger Terry Spiral Dynamics     
Spiral Dynamics (SD) is the study of human value systems and operates at personal, company and cultural levels making it extraordinarily useful in business and people development. SD represents 45 years of ongoing research, developed by Clare Graves, professor of psychology, Union University NY who died in 1986.
Why will I find this interesting? How can I use this with NLP / within my work? Spiral Dynamics will provide a world view system view which when associated with NLP can be crucial in determining what approached will work best in different siuations.
Who is Roger Terry
As an International NLP Master Trainer, coach and career scientist Roger leads seminars and consults with companies in the UK, USA, Europe and Middle East. With a talent for using NLP and personal development techniques he generates a practical approach to train and coach both individuals and teams to perform with excellence.
He is the author of ‘The Hidden Art of Interviewing’, NLP and qualitative research and ‘NLP for Teachers’.
10 June 2009 Russell Potts Facilitating Change with Timeline Processing 
In the context of NLP a Timeline is a metaphor that describes our unconscious coding of the concept of time and how we differentiate from past and future memories. This metaphor enables us to travel back and forward in time on our own timeline. The NLP co creators and other developers designed change and installation processes to enable personal change using timeline.
The applications of timeline processes enable us to transform our perception of the past and release negative imprints or beliefs that effect our present and install goals and useful behavioural choices in our future.
Who will want to attend:
This is the session for you want to explore how you construct the concept of time and store memories, use your timeline to place future resources and investigate how timelines relate to meta programmes.
Who is Russell Potts?
Russell Potts is a Certified NLP and Hypnosis Trainer who has chosen to specialize in Ericksonian Hypnosis. He currently teaches Hypnotherapy and has an in-depth knowledge and skill in all the major schools of  hypnosis.. Russell holds numerous specialist certifications and has taken numerous advanced trainings with leaders in the field of NLP and hypnosis. He’s also a Reiki and Seichem Master and has studied esoteric fields including Huna and Remote Viewing.
Russell is President of ‘’ The International Hypnosis Society ‘’ which he co-founded with American NLP Master Trainer Julie Silverthorn. Their students include hypnotherapists, educators, psychotherapists, coaches, NLP practitioners and NLP trainers.  He also works with a leading coaching company.
For More about Russell visit http://www.trainingtrances.com
13 May 2009 Steve Crabb. The Art of Persuasion and Influence
As Dr Bandler says, you cannot not communicate. Even if you say something as simple as, "Pass the salt", you are influencing someone to do something.
So if we're always influencing someone, doesn't it make sense to influence more powerfully and elegantly?
Who will want to attend:
Anyone who wants to be more persuasive: parents, teachers, therapists and coaches, business people, anyone who communicates with other people - in fact, everyone.
Who is Steve Crabb?
Steve has been an Assistant to Dr Richard Bandler for 5 years and is now Dr Bandler's Head assistant for his UK NLP training courses. Steve Crabb is one of the UK's top trainers in NLP and is a Society of NLP Master Trainer.
08 April 2009 Will Searle PSYCH-K® - Creating The Life You Want
PSYCH-K® is a non-invasive, simple and effective process that is used to identify and change subconscious limiting beliefs, such as "I don't deserve", "I'm not worthy", "I can't" or "I'm not good enough" into supporting beliefs such as "I deserve", "I am worthy of", "I can" and "I am good enough".
If you’re interested in how NLP and psychology overlap with other techniques of brief solution-focused therapy, you’ll find Psych-K interesting. If you want to understand beliefs in a complementary way to your NLP knowledge, or if you wants to see how Psych-K can be used in conjunction with NLP techniques to get even quicker belief change for yourself and your colleagues, clients and friends, there’ll be something new for you to take away this evening.
11 March 2009 Andrew T. Austin The Happiness Code
Andrew T. Austin presents, "The Happiness Code." Andrew will entertain you with stories, strategies and models useful in working with clinically depressed clients designed to lift mood and build a positive future.
08 January 2009 Damian Sinclair The Toltec World and the New Code of NLP 
The New Code of NLP is profoundly influenced by the Toltec Model as outlined by Carlos Castaneda, Taisha Abelar and Florinda Donna and is defined by its seven principles.  The evening will explore the New Code principles of State and Attention via the methodologies of the Twin Attentions and the strategies employed by Dreamers and Stalkers, the two predilections of the Toltec.
11 December 2008 Terry Elston Sensory Awareness and Conversational Anchoring 
“Your Power is Your Awareness”
An interactive talk on how to “stop your world” and get on the bus to learning how to communicate to others.  Terry will be using advanced sensory awareness and NLP conversational anchors to demonstrate influencing skills.
Terry has been involved in coaching and training for over 26 years and has been a trainer of NLP for 10 years.  He is a certified Level II trainer in Spiral Dynamics (corporate and personal profiling).  As well as being a trainer of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy he is also one of the few Time Line Therapy trainers in the UK.
13 November 2008 Andy Bradbury I know what you said – but what were you thinking
Andy Bradbury discusses the use of presuppositions in NLP and how we can use them to understand, and influence, customers, clients – and ourselves.
09 October 2008 Steve Griffiths NLP and Identity
We talk a lot about representational systems when it comes to state awareness and I am certainly curious about how we are aware of our state. i.e. we must have a part of us outside of the experience in order to define it. (the observing self).
So does our sensory apparatus define or limit our reality? Also what part does the imagination play in our construction of ourselves: what is real or not?
If our representational systems are all differently oriented how can it be that a concept of ‘I am’ can ever be relied upon? 
I think with subject matter of this nature it verges on the philosophical when we reach the limit of our own individual definitions of sensory awareness but even so I would be interested in how NLP seeks to define reality when we ‘chunk down’.
So this session seeks to explore the concept of self within NLP terms. Although I can’t state that I have any answers, the discussions obviously lead us towards exploring the idea of consciousness at some level and it therefore my hope that this will stimulate debate and discussion.
Come along and explore tiger country!"
11 September 2008 Viv Craske  Meta Medicine
Meta-Medicine consultant, NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist
14 August 2008 Open Forum Open Forum
The event is an Open Forum, which will give everyone an opportunity to discuss any issues relating to NLP and to benefit from the wealth of existing knowledge and experience that everyone brings to the meetings.
06 July 2008 Mark Haverstock Presentation skills
12 June 2008 Tina Taylor Nested Loops.
The artful use of Nested Loops bypasses the conscious mind and is one of the key tools in conversational hypnosis when used well. 
The human brain tends to get overloaded by holding multiple stories, which means positive suggestions can be unconsciously embedded and amnesia induced when closing loops at the end. 
Another advantage of Nested Loops is to use it as an eloquent way to chain states, taking the listener on a journey through particular states to achieve the outcome required – for example, chaining from hesitation to motivation (too big a leap in one go for most people) via frustration, impatience and wanton desire.

Tina Taylor is a licensed NLP Master Trainer and Practitioner, having studied with Dr Richard Bandler, co-created of NLP. Alongside NLP and Hypnosis, Tina's extensive knowledge covers areas as wide as Reiki, Kinesiology, Thought Field Therapy and Design Human Engineering. Tina regularly receives referrals from Paul McKenna and has had the privilege of being his head assistant with the responsibility of mentoring and training his highly skilled team of assistants.
Tina has extensively studied the work of Dr Richard Bandler (co-creator of NLP), Dr Milton H Erickson (Milton is accepted as one of the founders of modern hypnotherapy), Paul McKenna, John La Valle (President of the Society of NLP), Frank Farrelly (creator of Provocative Therapy) and Michael Neill.
You can read more about Tina at http://www.tina-taylor.com/ or listen to a free interview with her at nlpmp3.com http://www.nlpmp3.com/nlpmp3_tina_taylor_nlp_interview.aspx.  
13 March 2008 Andrew T. Austin Integral Eye Movement Therapy 
Integral Eye Movement Therapy is the most effective brief psychotherapy for emotional change. Integral Eye Movement Therapy enjoys a particularly high success rate in treating phobia, anxiety and depression.
For more information on Integral Eye Movement Therapy go to www.integraleyemovementtherapy.com/
 or view on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khm_i8yo5Gg
14 February 2008 Kim Leader Creative Applications when working with Substance Misuse effectively
This will be a mixture of different applications including Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, and of course the applications of NLP such as anchoring etc.
This will give the opportunity to practice some basic NLP skills as well as learning some other models along the way. Also exploring what lies behind the use.
12 February 2008 Russell Potts Theatre of Change
This is a highly effective interactive metaphor to be used in coaching.
One of the advantages of this model is that it fully engages the physiology of the client making change even more authentic.
It can be used systematically or spontaneously and allows for the creative flair of the coach and the client to engage their stimulate imagination unconscious resources and creative talents. 
10 January 2008 Christina Mills The Basic Assumptions [Presuppositions] of NLP
This is an interactive evening of presentations, exploration, and lively group discussions on what they mean to us and how we can apply them in our lives. christinamills@isiscentre.co.uk
13 December 2007 Christina Mills The Milton Model Made Easy
08 November 2007 Sue Pullen  Goldmining and Metafives - the art of the super-easy Metaphor
Sue Pullen will give a brief talk on this extremely useful technique, invented by Dave Dobson, to add to your toolkit.
This is the easiest, most effective method Sue has ever found to make metaphors that hit home with pinpoint accuracy. 
This technique is useful not only in the realms of therapy, but also in everyday life; after all, most of us know the power of a well timed metaphor... it's something our parents used with us from our earliest memories.
11 October 2007 Mark Haverstock  Values - honouring yours and other people's 
13 September 2007 Katie Bickerdike Deletions Distortion and Generalisations
Playing with the 14 most commonly used meta model patterns. There will be lots of opportunity to practice.
09 August 2007 Katie Bickerdike Exploring Belief Change 
Have you ever wanted to do, have or be better at something and a Limiting Belief kept getting in your way?  This month we will be ‘Exploring Belief Change’, we will be trying out different approaches. There will be lots of opportunity to practice and to adapt techniques for working with clients.
14 June 2007 Andrew T. Austin  Introduction to functional neurology. 
As a former neurosurgical and neurological nurse and now an NLP trainer, Andrew T. Austin, presents an introduction to functional neurology.
Putting the NEURO back into NLP, this informative evening will give you a brief guided tour of the neurological structures and functions that are of importance to the NLPer when designing precise change for themselves and their clients.
Find out more about Andrew T. Austin and his excellent study group and masterclasses at http://www.23nlpeople.com/
10 May 2007 Sam Riordan and Jon Nicoll  The Art of Exquisite Calibration
Calibration within NLP describes the process of learning how to read another person's responses in an ongoing interaction. Skill at calibration allows you to 'read' those responses as they occur, instead of prejudging them or hallucinating about what goes on with another person.
By learning where to put your attention, and what to be paying attention to, you will begin to notice more of the information that's available to you, revealing the patterns that are hidden in plain view. Using this information can significantly enhance the way you communicate with others and will help you to build effective and exquisite relationships in all areas of your life. Effective Calibration is also an essential skill in NLP modelling and Strategy Elicitation.
For this evening we'll use some simple yet profound exercises designed to brush up your skills. Newcomers to NLP will gain an insight into where to start; the more experienced amongst you will appreciate that it's 'practicing the scales' that develops exquisite performance
12 April 2007 Russell Potts  Trusting Your Unconscious For a change 
When making behavioural changes your unconscious has the best resources to create change that is seamless and automatic. During the course of our lives we drift in and out of different behavioural states many governed automatically and contextually activated. The more choices you have the less automated and robotic our lives can be. Ecological behavioural change is about generating new choices.
During this session you can utilize the breakthrough of NLP patterning as well as an overview of NLP epistemology.
08 March 2007 Paul Johnson  Energetic Rapport
Learn some simple techniques that go beyond mirroring physiology in helping to create instantaneous connections.
Paul is a trained hypnotherapist and uses the techniques in both a therapeutic context and in his work in Media Arts Development. 
08 March 2007 Phil Jones  Non-Violent Communication in a therapeutic, business and relationship context
Non-Violent Communication (NVC) is sometimes referred to as compassionate communication. Its purpose is to strengthen our ability to inspire compassion from others and to respond compassionately to others and to ourselves. NVC guides us to reframe how we express ourselves and hear others by focusing our consciousness on what we are observing, feeling, needing, and requesting. NVC was developed by clinical psychologist Marshall Rosenberg who starting working on this approach in the 1960s.
Phil has used NVC to work with managers, individual coaches, groups, families and his own children (!) for a number of years to great success and is looking forward to sharing it with the Brighton NLP group

09 February 2007 Nigel Huddleston Modelling, Anchoring and Triggering Your Flow State
We all have experiences of being in the flow, brief moments when our skill level matches or rises to the challenge in hand. This can happen in any area of life from sport (being in the zone), family life or even in extreme conditions like confinement.
 What flow state would you like to model so that you can access it more often?
What are the components which generate the state of flow?
Nigel Huddleston is a Master Practitioner in NLP, Time Line Therapy (TLT) and Hypnotherapy. He teaches 11 to 18 year olds and runs workshops on ‘Managing your learning state’, ‘Creating the Life You Choose’ and many others in the areas of optimising your learning state. Nigel sees clients privately using NLP, TLT, Shamanism and sound healing.
Nigel has been modelling ‘Flow State’ since doing an MA module in Emotional Intelligence with Chichester University. This research was given a boost when attending a workshop with Judith DeLozier on Wisdom of the  Body. He is now ready to share and explore this research with those who are interested.
Nigel’s intent is that people attending the evening will leave with a clear experience of their own flow state and an awareness of its components.
08 January 2007 Alex Marshall  Being Your Very Best’ 
Alex is a coach and trainer www.alexmarshall.com and also for PPD Learning, in November he presented at the NLP Conference www.nlpconference.co.uk. Alex is also an experienced and entertaining speaker and president of Brighton and Hove Toastmasters
08 January 2007 Michael Hughes  Well formed outcomes 
Mike is a business coach and director of Triumph Coaching Ltd, and a close training associate of Sue Knight
14 December 2006 Paul Johnson Rapid Induction
14 December 2006 Sarah Barrett  Belief Change 
09 November 2006 Graham Constantine  Calibrating and Congruence through Kinesiology’ 
Graham Constantine who is an NLP Trainer from Whole Being in Littlehampton will be presenting ‘Calibrating and Congruence through Kinesiology’.  This  involves using muscle testing in conjunction with the well-formed outcome conditions and logical levels. .
12 October 2006 Phil Jones  Gaining Rapport in Sticky Situations
People like people they’re like
We all know how rapport smoothes social interactions and is a feature of our most productive and successful relationships.  Those of who are NLP trained have a firm grasp of those simple techniques which help establish rapport quickly and easily.
What about those sticky situations where the person you’re seeking rapport with actively wants to avoid your attentions, has yet to develop rapport skills themselves or has chosen to try to make life difficult for you?
Phil Jones is a Master Practitioner in NLP and Training and Development Manager with Sussex Probation.  Earlier this year Phil conducted research to model those probation staff who were excellent at making assessments of offenders.  He identified that one of features of the highest performers was the ability to develop rapport with their clients – all of whom have been directed by the courts and many of whom do not wish to engage with Probation staff.
Using NLP, Phil is in the process of working with staff across his organisation to improve their rapport skills. 
Whilst standard NLP techniques offer a great deal for these workers, Phil has needed to look around to utilise other techniques as a working model for interviewing offenders with rapport.
On 12th October Phil will be refreshing/ the groups grasp of the core rapport skills whilst sharing his approach for Rapport in Sticky Situations.  There be lots of opportunities to explore interactively and have a lively debate as to how to move this area of work forward.


14 September 2006 Mike Shreeve  Metaphor and Clean Language
Mike Shreeve  is local HR Professional and Trainer who is exploring Metaphor and Clean Language
The Aim of the session is to explore the use of metaphor as a means of personal development. It will based on some of the work of Penny Tompkins and James Lawley. What is metaphor?.  Examples of use and applications:  The clean language questions. Exercise using the clean language to invite and explore a metaphor. www.cleanlanguage.co.uk
Mike Shreeve is in the process of founding Helixhr   Helixhr is a company that helps you achieve your goals beyond your wildest expectations and business aims through developing the potential of your people.
We help you unlock potential of managers, educators and all your people. We work within a humanistic management framework believing you can be both a great organisation and also develop a fulfilling, creative environment. In our view the two are related.
Contact: mike@mshreeve.f9.co.uk
14 September 2006 Michael Lank  EMDR 
We have Michael Lank, a local hypnotherapist presenting EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing). It is a relatively new therapy producing rapid results. It is used for resolving trauma, addictions, stress and anxiety such as public speaking, phobias. Mike demonstrated it to me and I was astonished.  For more information make sure you come along on Thursday www.emdr.com 
10 August 2006 Anthony Asquith  Understanding Kinesics - Non Verbal Communication & mental rehearsal when trying to solve problem behaviours for yourself and others!
People communicate in a number of ways however, research indicates that what people say can be sometimes contradicted  by their body language.  Understanding some of the underlying meanings of messages that are being given out can give you an elegant insight into what people are really telling you even before verbalising their thought process's.  Additionally when trying to overcome problem behaviour in yourself and others, you can try telling yourself consciously to be better or to get good at things however, the answer to change itself lies elsewhere and Anthony will explore some ideas around this. Here's  a link to his website  www.hypnofish.co.uk
01 July 2006 Dr Phil Callaghan  Motivation
Phil is a Licensed Trainer and Master Practitioner of NLP and holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry. He is director of Resourceful Change, a consultancy offering training and coaching to both businesses and private individuals. www.resourcefulchange.co.uk. He also runs the Visible Effect website, an online store for products on NLP, Hypnosis and Shamanix www.visible-effect.com
15 June 2006 Katie Bickerdike Enhancing Creativity' 
Cancelled
11 May 2006 Sam Riordan and Jon Nichol Introduction to the Mythogenic Self Process: NLP at the Level of Identity and Beyond
The Mythogenic Self Process is a highly effective experiential process of personal development, leading people to where they are operating out of a
profoundly powerful and potent state of being from which they are able to move through the world with a sense of personal integrity, satisfaction,
purpose and intentionality, regardless of context and circumstance. So who are you when you are operating this way? And how do you access and
sustain this position on an ongoing basis? Through a series of demonstrations and exercises, tonight's session offers
you the opportunity to begin to experience this way of being for yourself and to discover how you can use your existing skill set (regardless of
whether you have any NLP training or not!) in an integrated way, to access what it is to be exquisite, not only for yourself but especially for and
with others, as a matter of choice and with precision.
13 April 2006 Mike Lank Hakalou
Michael Lank who is a Hypnotherapist  in Brighton, Hove and Lewes, here's a link to his website www.michaellank.co.uk
Pick out a spot on the wall and as you focus on it pay attention to your peripheral vision. I am aware of far more by expanding my awareness and concentrating on 7/11 breathing - A great really fast way to go into a waking trance and expertly presented by Mike.
13 April 2006 Tim Davies Coaching Skills for NLP'ers' 
Tim talked about his very obvious passion for coaching and how useful his training as a NLP Master Practitioner was. However he found he was very much focused on what he was doing and the NLP techniques he had learned.  After he had been trained as a coach it brought a new dimension to his ability to practice and this approach was completely client centered. 
09 March 2006 Stephen Cotterell  What’s In Decision – An NLPer’s perspective 
an entertaining mix of storytelling, demonstrations and exercises; 
09 February 2006 Katie Bickerdike Utilising Natural Anchors'  
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