NLP Milton Model | Indirect Patterns of Elicitation | NLP is Fun

Do you like Ericksonian Hypnosis, if you love Neuro Linguistic Programming you would love these Indirect Elicitation patterns which come from the Milton Model. which of course is the Language Modeled by Richard Bandler and John Grinder on Milton Erickson

Here are Milton Ericksons Indirect elicitation patterns 

Using them will get a response that is extremely specific even though it is requested in an indirect way.

Embedded Commands

Softeners on either side and the Command Embedded in to the middle. I have written about this extensively here 

"Perhaps you already know that you will decide to go, in the end"

Analogue Marking 

Set the Command apart by using some type of Marker you are "Marking" out an action that needs to be taken either by changing your voice tonality in some way or using a tool to touch as you speak of this action each time.

"You may realize that Everyone loves being Hypnotized in one way or another" 

Embedded Questions 

And Embedded Question is a Question that is hidden within a larger statement.  

"I am wondering if you would like to be hypnotized again when we next do it" 

Negative Commands

Put the Negative first and act as if you do not want what you want.

"I don't know if you like this style of language pattern or not" 

Conversational Postulates 

If I say this, you could say yes or no but what I really like about it, is that you take instant action instead.

"Could you shut the door" 

"So as you go inside, wherever you go when you get in there I often wonder where you go inside, you know how far can you go, and what I want you to do is remember ."

Richard Bandler

Remember these incredible hypnotic patterns begin the process of change and transformation as the person has to go inside to discover all of their answers.These are suggestions within suggestions that work wonderfully, can you imagine how well they will work for you to now ? 

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How to use a Bind in Hypnotic Language | NLP is Fun

For those of you who are curious about Hypnosis here is a small chunk on the use of Some Binds you can use during your inductions:

These Binds are made famous by Milton Erickson who was known for smooth executions such as these in his language patterns.

Some are Simple Binds and some are slightly more complex, here are the examples:


Simple Bind: 
Would you like to come now or regret coming later ?

Double Binds:
I wonder whether you will notice the change in yourself or others sooner or later.

Coué Binds:
Which means that if at sometime you try to think about hypnosis like you used to, you'll also discover, even if you try not to, that you will begin to sense a better option coming to you.

Time Double Binds:
I wonder if you will notice how you have improved on the day you come or a day later.

Double - Dissociation Binds:
You can discover a resource without knowing how you did or know how you did without knowing where it came from.

Reverse set Double Binds:
Now i know it has taken you some time to decide to continue learning hypnosis, and i respect that. And there are obviously things that you want to Improve on in your own time. So Let's agree that you will begin them when you are good and ready. ok

Non Sequitur Double Binds:
Intermediate Hypnosis is available to everyone and you will feel more confident.

Emotion Binds:
And know... as you become more confident and more positive, or just more happy about things generally ... you might like to ask yourself: how will the change happen? and then wait and see when they start, what you notice. 

Conscious /Unconscious Double Binds:
Even if you consciously consider changing without knowing how you will do it you can unconsciously know how you'll do it without thinking about how it is done.

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