NLP- Eyes can give it away
July 19th 2007 01:52
Okay, this is the second post on NLP is, so if you missed the first one go back and have a look and it will explain what NLP is.
Today i want to talk about eye movements. Last night i was doing a bit of research on the topic and i came across this really interesting eye excercise so feel free to give it a go.
The eyes are powerful tools and can reveal what type of information a person is processing just by observing their movements.
So here are a few guidelines as to what a person might be processing while you are talking to them.
If a person's eye movement-
* Looks up to the right- they are processing a remembered image, so it might be an image that relates to the topic you are talking about accessed through past experience
*Looks up to the left- the person is creating an image or constructing an image. For example somebody may be visualising what they think something might look like.
*Looks down to the right- the person is accessing internal dialogue. They may be talking something through in their minds or processing a thought with the use of talking to themselves in their mind
*Looks down to the left- the person is accessing what they are feeling. A topic at hand may trigger a feeling or emotion.
*Looks to the right at eye level- they are remembering a sound of something
*Looks to the left at eye level- they are constructing a sound, so again they are forming a perception of what something may sound like
The excercise is to sit down with someone you know and just ask them a series of questions. While doing this observe their eye movements and determine what kind of information they are processing.
Interesting stuff
Today i want to talk about eye movements. Last night i was doing a bit of research on the topic and i came across this really interesting eye excercise so feel free to give it a go.
The eyes are powerful tools and can reveal what type of information a person is processing just by observing their movements.
So here are a few guidelines as to what a person might be processing while you are talking to them.
* Looks up to the right- they are processing a remembered image, so it might be an image that relates to the topic you are talking about accessed through past experience
*Looks up to the left- the person is creating an image or constructing an image. For example somebody may be visualising what they think something might look like.
*Looks down to the right- the person is accessing internal dialogue. They may be talking something through in their minds or processing a thought with the use of talking to themselves in their mind
*Looks down to the left- the person is accessing what they are feeling. A topic at hand may trigger a feeling or emotion.
*Looks to the right at eye level- they are remembering a sound of something
*Looks to the left at eye level- they are constructing a sound, so again they are forming a perception of what something may sound like
The excercise is to sit down with someone you know and just ask them a series of questions. While doing this observe their eye movements and determine what kind of information they are processing.
Interesting stuff
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Comment by StephenP
Thats some interesting stuff, says he who was staring upwards to the right trying to remember whether I do that or not!!!
Cheers,
StephenP