Tag: Categorization
Mood Congruency Recall and It’s Effect on Communication
June 22nd, 2009, 11 Comments
Mood Congruency and Its Effect On Our Communication
The Effect of Mood Valence on Memory Recall and Communication.
Have you ever noticed that when you are depressed that pretty much everything seems depressing? You may look at a couple happily walking down the street and all you are thinking about is how they are eventually going to [...]
David J. Parnell’s Crash Course on Cognitive Rule Set’s | Part 2 of 2 | Cognitive Rule Set Elicitation
April 4th, 2009, 1 Comment
Communication Expertise with Cognitive Rule Sets 2.
So now that we have a rough frame work of how a decision is made, let’s talk about the rational component of this process which is the “cognitive decision”. Although they are not necessarily the most important, or influential part of the general decision making process, they are indeed [...]
David J. Parnell’s Crash Course on Cognitive Rule Set’s | Part 1 of 2 | How A Decision Is Made
April 3rd, 2009, No Comments
Cognitive Rule Sets are an integral part of decision making
Communication Expertise with Cognitive Rule Sets.
Decision making has been an inherently interesting subject for the field of psychology. In understanding the process by which people make decisions, it is significantly easier to predict and direct their behavior…
For us to move further in our discussion, the [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Series on Hypnotic Language | Part 3 of 4 | The Categorization of Hypnotic Language
March 25th, 2009, No Comments
From a functionality standpoint, Hypnotic Language can be broken up into two overlying categories based on exactly how each is working with your brain’s natural function. Traditionally hypnotic language has been solely grouped into and classified as what is termed the “Milton Model”.
Although hypnosis dates back to the 1700’s with Franz Mesmer drawing people into [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Series on Hypnotic Language | Part 2 of 4 | The Psychology of Hypnosis
March 23rd, 2009, No Comments
I want to make something very clear at the outset… When I talk about hypnotic language, I am referring to the process of utilizing verbiage and phraseology that simply bypasses our critical thinking to gently and smoothly float right into the subconscious workings of our communication recipient’s brain. This is PRACTICAL, REAL LIFE USAGE OF [...]
David J. Parnell’s Crash Course On Linguistic Presuppositions | Part 3 of 3 | Usage Of Presuppositions In Everyday Language
March 10th, 2009, No Comments
Today we are going to finish our Crash Course on Linguistic Presuppositions. To this point we have covered what Presuppositions are, where they come from and the different areas in which they are categorized. In this last post we are going to talk about some of the ways in which Presuppositions can be used and [...]
David J. Parnell’s Crash Course On Linguistic Presuppositions | Part 2 of 3 | Presuppositional Categories
March 6th, 2009, No Comments
Yesterday we broke into presuppositions by defining the phrase and talking a bit about what they are. Today we are going to create a sharper focus and talk about the categories that presupposition can be broken up into. While we do this, we can also talk about what exactly they “DO” to the mind of [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Body Language Tutorial | Part 7 of 7 | Body Language Displays For Effective Communication
March 3rd, 2009, No Comments
The Psychoevolutionary Theory and its place in the development of effective communication skills using body language
Today we are going to talk about how to increase congruence in your body language display and the message you want to send. I will cover 3 of the most often used emotions on a daily basis so that you [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Series on Sensory Acuity | Part 1 of 3 | Attentional Processes
February 19th, 2009, No Comments
Literally, the most difficult challenge in communication is in ACCURATELY representing and EXPLAIN the concept or feeling that you are currently experiencing. Without extensive analysis and research, the average person is completely unaware of how INACCURATELY they are communicating their thoughts.
Accurately describing the inner workings of your mind is more challenging that one might think
Thanks [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Listening Series | Part 3 of 4 | Categorical Information
February 17th, 2009, No Comments
Any professional listening strategy must consider the effects of mental categorization
In revisiting part 1 of our series, effective listening is really about gathering information and the trick is in focusing your attention in a way to acquire the appropriate information. So what is the appropriate information? To help focus your mind let’s define “appropriate information” [...]
