Monthly Archives: December 2010
iPods, Attention, and Value
I was teaching a class on Acoustic Design this morning and I asked the students how many of them were carrying iPods. 6 out of the 15 students had Apple iPods. All of the others had a portable music player … Continue reading → Continue reading
Cards for Learning Language Patterns
Over the last few years, one of the greatest tools that I have found for learning NLP is the series of card decks from Salad Ltd. The founder of Salad, Jamie Smart, is not the first to put out cards … Continue reading → Continue reading
Conversational Hypnosis in the Classroom
I was listening to an audio program about conversational hypnosis in which the trainer was talking about the use of embedded suggestions. While the audio program was discussing one-to-one interactions, embedded suggestions are also potentially useful in educational settings. Two … Continue reading → Continue reading
Cengage Event at Shooters
Thanks so much to Rika from Cengage for inviting us to play at their event at Shooters on Friday evening. It was lovely to see so many old friends and to hear Chuck Sandy’s inspirational talk. I’ll also be playing … Continue reading → Continue reading
HALT, WAR, and SHIP
NLP values multiple perspectives because each perspective can enrich our map of the world. Within any NLP training, the trainer will certainly offer different tools and perspectives, but one of the most valuable things for any NLP trainer or practitioner … Continue reading → Continue reading
Website problems ;(
Anyone who has been trying to access through the URL standinginspirit.com has probably not been able to read the website. Then again – you probably won’t be able to read this post either! DNS, Nameservers, and similar website backend stuff … Continue reading → Continue reading
Welcome to the new site
EFL EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language and it has been my primary area of interest since I started teaching English in Japan in about 1992. Areas that I am interested include ESP, materials development, the use of … Continue reading → Continue reading
Music Player
The music player in the right sidebar (Listen now) has got a couple of new songs for your listening pleasure. First, I have added an old Irish medley from the 2001 Magical Otters CD – Road to Listoonvarna & The … Continue reading → Continue reading