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Free Business English Classes for New Immigrants

Although I have no affiliation, I like to support and pass on great initiatives like this one. Free occupation-specific language training courses offered by 13 Ontario colleges will teach you the language and workplace culture skills required to communicate effectively in your job, for some industries. Gain the communications skills you need to build a successful career in your field. Must have at least intermediate level English. For more information click here:

http://co-oslt.org/en/

NLP Certification – From Home

Hello,

Recently I have had a couple people email and ask me about NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) certification.
If you google NLP and then your city name, you will get a much more targeted search. Do you want to study live in a group or at home? What is your budget?

For at-home study, here is the link to a course that is 6 dvds plus manual, plus certification (after test): http://store.kevinhogan.com/masteringnlp.aspx?B=6&A=223

Is it the only home-study NLP course? Absolutely not, but I trust the producer both as an expert and as a business man. There is also a bit of a sale going on now too, I gather from the link above.

Here is another website I found that looks good, but I don’t know the cost or the reliability, so buyer beware ok? You can check it out yourself here:
http://www.easynlp.com/?gclid=CMj9oczonJYCFQSwFQodb33g7w

If I can give some advice, I would like to say that anyone interested in NLP should do their homework first and do a bit of background research on NLP, what you think it can do for you, what training courses and certifications are out there for you, and what is a fair price. Some companies will give a certificate fairly fast, but then you have no idea the details of NLP, so what good is that for you? Others want you to study for months and spend lots of money.

Research is the key. Check out a few sites, ask some questions, rely on expert’s opinions (that you know/trust) and then – dive in and enjoy! I certainly am grateful that I learned NLP. I am certified but I am not a master, still, I think it is very useful stuff and my clients seem to enjoy learning about it through my coaching/workshops.

That’s all for now. If any of you out there in “Readerville” have taken a great NLP course and would recommend it, please post a comment here, to share with others.

Ciao 4 now,

Body Language – Is It Really Useful?

“Do you know about body language?”

Ask someone this and they will probably say “oh yes. I should make eye contact but not stare at someone too long, I should not cross my arms because it looks closed, and I should not slouch at meetings, etc.”

Okay, that information EVERYONE knows. But I have to tell you, as a student and teacher of body language, there is a lot more going on than just that. Let me ask you these questions:

Can you tell what is going on with a man and a woman in just one photograph?

Can you predict accurately who is a leader and who is not?

Are you trained to pay attention to things others do not see?

What do you think of Obama and McCain’s body language? Have you thought about what each man is trying to project?

Communication is made up of 2 parts – verbal and non-verbal. Obviously body language falls under the latter. As we learned from the 3 Vs of communication, 55% of all our communication is visual, which is our body language, gestures, attire and accessories. (The other 2 Vs are verbal and vocal, remember?)
If you are interested in improving your ability to read people accurately then I suggest you consider the study of body language.

Today I have a great body language analysis quiz for you! Take a look at these photos of Obama and McCain, Nikky Hilton, Tom Arnold, Bruce Springsteen, Pam Anderson, Sir Richard Branson, and other people and see if you can interpret their relationships and projected messages before reading what the expert, Kevin Hogan, has revealed.

http://kevinhoganprograms.com/aw.aspx?B=17&A=223

I am a big fan of Kevin Hogan. Who is he? He teaches influence, NLP, persuasion, sales, personal performance etc. in addition to body language. He has a great weekly newsletter, lots of books in the bookstore plus several at-home study programs. Click the above link, go down about half-way to find the photos of the famous people, and start reading their body language! Have fun!

That’s it for today. Thank you so much to those of you that responded to my poll regarding our upcoming Toronto workshops. I am planning the next one for October as you read this. I will tell you about it in the next newsletter, and give you a chance to take advantage of an ‘early-bird’ special if you so choose.

Thanks again and have fun with your body language quiz! Here is the link to it again:

http://kevinhoganprograms.com/aw.aspx?B=17&A=223

All the best,

R.P.

PS – Tomorrow I will post some other Kevin Hogan program links to my blog, just in case you are interested to know more about his home-study courses in different areas. I believe he is having a sale right now on some products, when you click through the links.

Bye for now,

Ric