Practical NLP Podcast
Episodes
Using Logical Levels in Coaching: Interview with Sarah Makinde (Practical NLP Podcast 92)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with psychologist and NLP Trainer Sarah Makinde about using logical levels in coaching, how she blends psychology and NLP, how she grew a su...
New Podcast Trailer – Positive Change Methods with Andy Smith!
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A quick trailer for the new Positive Change Methods podcast - all about Appreciative Inquiry and related change methods
Pattern-Interrupting Money Fears: Interview With Duff McDuffee (Practical NLP Podcast Episode 91)
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Practical NLP Podcast I interview Duff McDuffee, one of the most thoughtful people in modern NLP. He specialises in helping cre...
How NLP Can Help With the Amygdala Hijack (Practical NLP Podcast Episode 90)
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NLP has a number of ways to help people get over traumatic incidents. Let's delve into them to see how they work. Includes: How your brain 'pat...
Finding Your Direction and Connecting With Your Values – Interview with Andy Smith (Practical NLP Podcast 89)
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants tips on how to get what they want, but it's more important to find your direction so you get to the right place. This interview with An...
Improve Your Performance With Self-Modelling: Interview With Margaret Nash
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
https://youtu.be/6aYnXIGWpPk This is the video version - listen / subscribe to the podcast version below Andy Smith in conversation with NLP Traine...
The Only Advice You’ll Ever Need For Helping Clients Solve Their Problems – Practical NLP Podcast Episode 87
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
https://youtu.be/4LEQl3Mu7jU A bit of a rant this week, inspired by the many, many posts I've seen on NLP forums from rookie NLP practitioners who...
NLP In Corporates And Submodalities: Interview with Debra Heslin – Practical NLP Podcast 86
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Smith in conversation with Debra Heslin, NLP Trainer, High Performance Coach, and Yoga teacher. Here are some of the things we talk about: ...
Havening, Modelling, And Why Today’s NLP Practitioner Courses Are Too Short – Interview With Doug O’Brien: Practical NLP Podcast 85
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRQQA5StB1M&list=PLTPfitvHf-yqV6P9F4Lq2TrwiS-yGbBJW Andy Smith interviews coaching specialist and NLP and Ericksoni...
Respect For The Other Person’s Map Of The World – Interview With Andy Smith part 2: Practical NLP Podcast 84
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have the second half of an interview that we did about how to apply the principles or ‘presuppositions’ of NLP to improve your life a...
The Map Is Not The Territory – Interview With Andy Smith: Practical NLP Podcast Episode 83
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is something a bit different. Instead of me interviewing a prominent member of the NLP community, it’s someone interviewing me...
Shelle Rose Charvet And The LAB Profile®: Practical NLP Podcast 82
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is an interview with LAB Profile® queen Shelle Rose Charvet - with a very special offer included! One of the most respected figu...
NLP For Kids And Starting An NLP-Based Business With Gemma Bailey: Practical NLP Podcast 81
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is the inspirational Gemma Bailey! Gemma is an NLP trainer and director of NLP4Kids - a company which specialises in bringing NLP t...
Jonathan Altfeld On Inductive And Deductive Thinking: Practical NLP Podcast Episode 80
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's interview is with a real innovator in NLP, my old friend and occasional mentor Jonathan Altfeld, international NLP trainer and developer o...
James Tsakalos Interview: Practical NLP Podcast 79
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks a new direction for the Practical NLP Podcast! Up to now we've been talking you through various aspects of NLP in a structured way ...
The SCORE Model: Practical NLP Podcast 78
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The SCORE model is not taught on that many NLP Practitioner courses, which is a shame as it's very useful in coaching and problem solving and doesn't...
How To Clear Anxiety Using Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 77
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the end of an era as we come to the end of the 'scripted' Practical NLP Podcast episodes. From next episode we'll be switching to a longer ...
How To Test-Drive Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 76
13 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Having elicited the timeline in the previous episode, this week we take it for a 'test drive'. In this week's episode: Two ways people may expe...
Eliciting Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 75
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We use spatial, linear metaphors to think about time (e.g. time is like a road, or like a river) without even thinking about it. How your unconscious ...
Two Ways To Install A Goal On Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 74
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast shows you two ways to install goals into your future, plus (if you're using this for coaching or facilitating other individuals or...
What’s Missing From S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Practical NLP Podcast 73
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast exposes the missing piece from the SMART goals model, and gives you a better model that takes account of your motivations and how ...
Why You Need ‘Towards’ Motivation In Goal Setting: Practical NLP Podcast 72
09 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Practical NLP Podcast 72 - 'Towards' vs 'Away-from' motivation!
Prioritising Values And Resolving Conflicts: Practical NLP Podcast 71
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Prioritising your values list and checking for conflicts - do this before you set any goals! Practical NLP Podcast with Andy Smith episode 71
How To Elicit Values: Practical NLP Podcast 70
29 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we learn how to elicit values the NLP way, and why values are important for motivation. This is useful for coaching and for pe...
NLP For Leadership: Episode 69
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How to be a better leader - some tips from NLP and research on how to lead by example
NLP For Sales And Influencing – The CRAFT Model: Episode 68
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ideas on how to use NLP for selling and influencing, plus the CRAFT model for influence and sales. Practical NLP Podcast 68 with Andy Smith
How To Negotiate Better: Practical NLP Podcast 67
06 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the steps in the 123-XL Model to be a better negotiator. With some tips on how you can use your NLP skills to get better results in negotiation
Run Better Meetings With NLP: Practical NLP Podcast 66
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tips from NLP (and a few other areas like Emotional Intelligence) to run more effective meetings
Emotional States And Persuasion: Practical NLP Podcast 65
08 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Practical NLP Podcast, the most important thing you need to know about changing people's minds - something that many of those 'Influe...
Dealing With Difficult People Using The ‘Satir Categories’: Practical NLP Podcast 64
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NLP has a useful set of classifications for the behaviour patterns of 'difficult' people, known as the 'Satir Categories'. Learn how to recognise them...
Effective Feedback: Practical NLP Podcast 63
03 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ideas from NLP for giving effective feedback (and what not to do) - plus how to learn from criticism while maintaining a good emotional state
Perceptual Positions: Practical NLP Podcast 62
18 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Perceptual Positions is one of the most useful NLP patterns. It looks at any interpersonal problem from 3 viewpoints for new insights
Metaprograms Part 3: Practical NLP Podcast 61
13 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, some of the most useful metaprograms for business, covering 'Sameness/Difference' and 'Options/Procedures'
Metaprograms Part 2: Practical NLP Podcast Episode 60
06 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Practical NLP Podcast we look at the General/Specific, Proactive/Reactive and Internal/External Frame of Reference metaprograms
Metaprograms Part 1: Practical NLP Podcast 59
29 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Metaprograms in NLP are one of the sets of filters we use to create our map of the world. They run 'in the background' so we are usually not conscious...
Levels Of Change: Practical NLP Podcast 58
26 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast covers one of the most useful models in NLP - the 'Logical Levels' or 'Neuro-Logical Levels' model developed by Robert Dilts. This...
Parts Integration: Practical NLP Podcast 57
18 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Parts Integration (also known as the 'Visual Squash') is one of the most powerful changework techniques in NLP. In this podcast we guide you through i...
Recognising And Dealing With Incongruence: Practical NLP Podcast 56
12 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
'Incongruence' is when someone is in two minds about something, or when their behaviour doesn't match their words. It can be simultaneous (wanting two...
The Six Step Reframe: Practical NLP Podcast 55
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A useful way to look at 'problem' behaviours is to remember there is a positive intention behind them. Separating the intention from the results (whic...
Reframing and Preframing: Practical NLP Podcast 54
07 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
All meaning is context-dependent - so when we place events, things or qualities in a different frame, our emotional responses and probably behavioural...
Frames: Practical NLP Podcast 53
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A new topic for the next series of podcasts: frames! The meaning we attach to what we perceive, and even what we notice versus what we don't notice, i...
The New Behaviour Generator: Practical NLP Podcast 52
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the last few episodes we’ve been talking about strategies. I'd like to round off this section by mentioning a powerful NLP technique for doing th...
The Disney Strategy For Creativity: Practical NLP Podcast 51
25 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features a format you can use to get lots of viable creative ideas from even the most unpromising groups, or that you can use to g...
Improve Your Spelling With The NLP Spelling Strategy: Practical NLP Podcast 50
10 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of people who thought they were just 'naturally bad spellers' have improved their spelling with the NLP Spelling Strategy. It turns out they were...
Chunking Down On The Buying Strategy: Practical NLP Podcast 49
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast looks in detail at our buying strategies. These can be 'chunked down' into four elements - motivation, decision, convincer and rea...
Motivation Strategies That Work! – Practical NLP Podcast 48
07 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Motivation can be 'towards' what you want or 'away from' what you don't want - but which is more effective in achieving your goals, and why? Find out ...
Utilising and Changing Strategies: Practical NLP Podcast 47
04 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week in the Practical NLP Podcast, how to use a strategy that you have elicited - or change it so it works better!
How To Elicit A Strategy: Practical NLP Podcast 46
22 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How to use the NLP TOTE Model to elicit a client's strategy - useful in modelling excellence, and also in therapy and coaching
Strategies And The TOTE Model: Practical NLP Podcast 45
28 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we start to get to grips with ‘Strategies’ - our internal ‘programs’ for doing what we do, both problems and the things we’r...
Metaphors: Practical NLP Podcast 44
26 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A quick guide to how metaphors are used in NLP and how to create them
Practical NLP Podcast 43: Milton Model part 5
10 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Milton Model part 5 - Switching Referential Index, Selection Restriction Violations, Tag Questions
Practical NLP Podcast 41 – NLP, Blogging and Social Media
09 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week something a bit different - social media expert Sarah Arrow of sarkemedia.com interviewing me about how NLP can help bloggers and people usi...