Tag: Communicate
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 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 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 [...]
The Blueprint of a Listener | Part 2 of 3 | The Mental Lexicon
March 5th, 2009, No Comments
Your effective communication skills start in your mental lexicon.
Yesterday we discussed the initial exposure to the sound stimulus and phonemes. Today we are going to talk about how the brain turns the phonemes into words via our mental lexicon so let’s get to it…
Decoding of a word’s meaning with the Mental Lexicon:
The processes that we [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Body Language Tutorial | Part 2 of 7 | What Body Language REALLY Conveys
March 3rd, 2009, No Comments
There is quite a bit of controversy wrapped around body language… Lie detection, mind reading, fortune telling… you name it; I have heard or read it. But what can we believe? Where do myth and fact part ways to help you learn a skill that is indeed viable for providing accurate information? Let’s chat a [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Series on Sensory Acuity | Part 2 of 3 | Informational Processing
February 19th, 2009, 1 Comment
Due to the harsh realities of the world and the undeniable necessity to have a mentally stable “human” in order to pass genes on from generation to generation, the evolution of a mind that can ward off negative emotion is one of the end results…
There are five major factors that are working constantly to assure [...]
David J. Parnell’s Professional Listening Series | Part 2 of 4 | Bad Habits
February 17th, 2009, No Comments
Professional Listening Strategies
As we determined in the previous post, when we reduce “listening” down to its purest form, it is the process of gathering information. A communicator truly becomes an effective listener a communicator when they begin to:
CONSCIOUSLY determine for what purpose the information is being gathered, AND
CONSCIOUSLY determine what information specifically is to be [...]





