This series of short articles provides an introduction for teachers who want to use language and other NLP techniques more effectively in their classes to motivate learners and to facilitate learning.
In the classroom, students may be motivated or demotivated depending on which words and phrases a teacher chooses to use. An effective teacher will carefully choose words and language patterns that influence students positively in their learning. As adults, most of us can probably remember a teacher who motivated us when we were in elementary school, high school or university. It is likely that some of the powerful words that teacher used years ago are still easily remembered today. Even more powerful may be the words that you cannot remember. However, it is those very words that may have caused you to be motivated and apply yourself to learning the subject at hand.
This series draws on the fields of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and hypnosis. It will present short introductions to embedded suggestions, analogue marking, pacing and leading, spatial anchoring, metaphor, and the Milton model. Many examples are provided, and the teacher will be invited in this series to adapt these to their own unique teaching situations. Avenues for further study and practice are also suggested so that teachers can eventually use NLP naturally and in ways that will best motivate their own students.