How important do you think rapport is in any relationship? I am sure that you will agree that it is extremely important. Well, how does a relationship start? Typically after people find out each others names from their introductions they immediately start to look for commonalities. They may ask each other about where they grew up, what school they went to etc. They are starting to build rapport. This is the normal way but with Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) rapport building is taken to a whole new level and it can be extremely powerful and useful. In NLP you not only build rapport on the conscious level but also on the unconscious level.
In a real life example, I had a negotiation that was coming to a close. It was a multimillion dollar client in volume. At that point in the negotiations I told the client that I would like to bring my leader in. I noticed that he was very uncomfortable with my suggestion so I probed. He advised me that he did not feel like he had a relationship with my leader and he wanted to continue the process with me. Is rapport building important? Of course it is unless you are locked in a box somewhere without human contact.
Rapport can help enhance success in the following areas:
- Business Sales
- Business Negotiations
- Teaching
- Law enforcement
- Dating
This is a really short list but I am sure that you can use your imagination. In NLP there are several things that we focus on to gain rapport in record time. One such technique is called matching. Matching is where you do just that. Match the person you are communicating to. For example if you are speaking to someone who speaks with their hands, you do the same but please wait until it is your turn to speak :-)
For information on upcoming webinars on building quantum rapport send an email to oakland@v2snow.com
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Oakland Lewis
Peak Performance and Financial Coach
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