Suren Kolkankar

Negative commands are a technique within the Milton Model of hypnotic language patterns, used to suggest an action by telling someone not to do it. This indirect approach is effective because people often resist direct commands, but in doing so, they end up focusing on the very action they were told to avoid. How Negative

Metaphors are powerful tools for influencing the unconscious mind. Milton Erickson famously used metaphors to connect with people’s experiences, engage their imagination, and help them discover inner resources or solutions. In NLP, metaphors, similes, and analogies are all used to create associations and transfer meanings from one context to another, even though they technically have

Causal linkages are a key element of the Milton Model, used to suggest a cause-and-effect relationship between one event and another desired outcome. These linkages are frequently employed not only by hypnotherapists but also by marketers and sales professionals to subtly influence behavior. For example: Types of Causal Linkages By using causal linkages, you can

Tag questions are a powerful part of the Milton Model, used to transform statements into questions by simply adding a short phrase at the end. This technique is especially effective when communicating with individuals who tend to resist direct commands or suggestions. For example:“I really enjoy using this pattern, don’t you?” Tag questions work by

Conversational postulates are questions that, while they could be answered with a simple “yes” or “no,” typically prompt a behavioral response instead of a direct answer. For example, if you ask a young child on the phone, “Can you get Susan?”, they might reply with “Yes,” meaning they have the ability to do so. In