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- Publisher: Meta Publications (1992)
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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I know that the best way to take onboard how powerful NLP can be is to see it (and hear, and feel, and taste, and smell it!) in action, and this is an opportunity to do just that.
If you like to be amazed and dazzled by the superhuman communication skills of Mr. Bandler then buy this book, read it and say 'wow' to yourself a lot.
But if you are more interested in learning how to actually do it, you'd be better off taking a Master or Practitioner NLP course, or quickly turn to the back of the book where the appendix attempts to explain what was actually going on. At this point you do really say 'wow', as you get a chance to unpack the logic behind what was said, and how the Milton Model of communication (modelled from Milton Erikson) can be used to accomplish quite amazing things. Which is a little scary, because if all of Bandler's communication was really this purposeful he'd scare the willies out of anyone he met! (And who's to say that this is not his intention, some of the time!)
One of the downsides of the wealth of information contained in the Appendix and Milton Model is the 'curse' of Neurolinguistic Programming; that of the ultimate model of communication which uses the most complicated words to describe it's processes (Generalised Referential Index, for example!). It takes a long hard look at a dictionary and some applied thinking to truly understand and start generating your own versions of the techniques used here, but then I suspect that the purpose of this publication is not to enlighten but to impress.
If you like to be amazed and dazzled by the superhuman communication skills of Mr. Bandler then buy this book, read it and say 'wow' to yourself a lot.
But if you are more interested in learning how to actually do it, you'd be better off taking a Master or Practitioner NLP course, or quickly turn to the back of the book where the appendix attempts to explain what was actually going on. At this point you do really say 'wow', as you get a chance to unpack the logic behind what was said, and how the Milton Model of communication (modelled from Milton Erikson) can be used to accomplish quite amazing things. Which is a little scary, because if all of Bandler's communication was really this purposeful he'd scare the willies out of anyone he met! (And who's to say that this is not his intention, some of the time!)
One of the downsides of the wealth of information contained in the Appendix and Milton Model is the 'curse' of Neurolinguistic Programming; that of the ultimate model of communication which uses the most complicated words to describe it's processes (Generalised Referential Index, for example!). It takes a long hard look at a dictionary and some applied thinking to truly understand and start generating your own versions of the techniques used here, but then I suspect that the purpose of this publication is not to enlighten but to impress.
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91 of 93 people found the following review helpful
The Introduction is worth the price of admission!
1 Mar 1998
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book for anyone wanting an inside view of a master utilizing NLP(tm) in action. These are actual working transcripts of Richard Bandler the co-founder of the NLP(tm)technology doing work with patients. Within the pages you'll encounter him literally performing magic in terms of creating transformational change with private clients. This book is unlike others by either Bandler or Grinder (the other co-founder of NLP(tm). All of the other books available by these authors are taken either from training transcripts or written as training manuals, in this one the transcripts are from one to one sessions with Richard himself. These transcripts are packed with information. You'll find him utilizing hypnosis, reframing, anchoring, and all the other NLP(tm)techniques you've heard of while continually pacing and leading the client he's addressing. As Richard suggests in the introduction you could re-read this book for each of these patterns and come away with a deeper, fuller and richer appreciation of the model each time you do. In a way you could almost learn to do NLP(tm) from this book alone, however this is not what either I or Richard would recommend. As Bandler writes in the introdution to this edition, NLP(tm) is an experiential model and the way to really "get it" is to work with someone who is really skilled in its application. Within this same introduction Richard uncovers his own thinking about the model he calls NLP(tm) better than any other place that I've read. This description alone is worth the price of the book if what's offered is really assimilated. I would of given it a 10 however there are some sections within it that really bog down and could have been improved with better editing ... then again ... What I recommend is that if your interested in the direct applicaton of NLP(tm) as a transformation technology go ahead buy it, read it and enjoy it!
50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
One of the KEY NLP texts
1 May 2002
Format:Paperback
You could say that this is a book in six chapters, plus an introduction and one appendix - the former is taken of an interview with Bandler in 1990, the latter covers the NLP "Milton Model" in some depth.
Excited?
You would be if you knew what is in those six chapters!
According to the back cover blurb (taken from the Introduction):
"*Magic in Action* shows the ways in which I use humour and speed to work with clients. It gives the layman an idea of what an NLP session should be like."
Basically this is a set of trancescripts (pun intended) of Richard Bandler doing brief therapy the NLP way. They cover topics such as a rather unusual form of agoraphobia, fear of authority figures, weight loss, changing limiting beliefs, etc.
More than that, however, they show Bandler using many of the core NLP techniques to facilitate lasting changes, typically in less than 30 minutes.
An additional feature of the first three sessions is that they are taken from a project at Marshall University, West Virginia, and in two cases include a brief follow-up interview that took place about 8 months after the therapy session.
(Only two, because in one case Richard and his client went straight out and demonstrated that the client's agoraphobia had already completely disappeared.)
As the previous reviewer has said, this is a book that will bear, indeed requires, several readings to get the most out of it. Bandler himself (or was it the unnamed editor?) recommends that, after having read the whole book, you start again, annotating each transcript in the same way that the final chapter has already been analysed, to better understand how Bandler has used various linguistic patterns to achieve his results.
Seems like a pretty good idea to me.
The book gives some interesting insights into the attitude, motivation and practice of the originator of NLP. At the same time, though Bandler certainly isn't prepared to spoonfeed his readers, it is as good a teaching tool as any book could ever be.
If you're serious about NLP, this book is a definite 'must read'.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Regardless of the wrappings....
8 Jan 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
It took me a while to get past the 60's covers on Bandler's books and longer still since I had to get past a lot of the writings I've read by others on NLP (most read like papers presented at a Star Trek convention).However,once you get past the covers and the BS spouted by many NLP "experts" it is refreshing to read Bandler's work. It is very down to earth, uses humor effectively, and the stuff makes sense. This is not the book I would recommend starting with, but do start with Bandler's earlier works if you want to know the real possibilities of NLP.
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