The NLP Meta Model

Ask clearer questions. Understand what matters. Help clients discover new choices.

When a client says "I cannot," "Everyone does" or "That means I have failed," where do you take the conversation next?

The NLP Meta Model provides a practical way to explore the language people use to describe their experiences. This easy-to-read book shows coaches and NLP practitioners how to ask precise questions that recover missing information, examine assumptions and make a situation clearer.

Across twelve chapters, Osho Robbins explains how to:

• Clarify vague statements and recover useful details.
• Explore words such as "always," "never" and "everyone."
• Examine rules expressed through "must," "should" and "cannot."
• Ask "According to whom?" when judgments are presented as facts.
• Separate observations from guesses about another person's thoughts.
• Explore assumptions about cause, meaning and consequences.

Each chapter includes clear explanations, fictional coaching conversations and practical exercises. A practitioner question guide, exercise answer guide and glossary help you revisit the material and use it in your own work.

Learn to choose one useful question, listen carefully to the answer and recognise when enough clarity has been reached.

Book 2 of The NLP Mastery Series, for coaches, NLP practitioners and readers who want to improve the quality of their conversations.