Accessing Cues

Submitted by ClearlyChosen on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 09:24

Accessing Cues

Treat table data below as very generalized guide only.

	Visual (V)	Auditory (A)	Kinesthetic (K_
Body Type	Thin, tense body; shoulders hunched, and neck extended - from the side, the body is shaped like a question mark (?). Muscle tension particularly in shoulders and abdomen.	In-between V & K. Even muscle tension. Aⁱ - leans back, muscle tension softer. A^e - leans forward - more tight/tense with external focus of attention. Even muscle tension and minor rhythmic movements.	Full soft body; may be overweight. Kⁱ - relaxed & soft - well centered body and to some extent "blocky" K^e - Broad shoulders with straight and firm athletic posture. Moves a lot - head sits much mor solidly on the shoulders. Shoulders then to droop.
Hand & Arm	Finger pointing and/or arm extended.	Hands or arms folded. Aⁱ - "Telephone posture" (head tilted onto hand, and/or hands touching mouth or chin area. A^e - "Counting fingers" - indicates access to dominant hemisphere, general auditory digital	Palm upturned and arms bent and relaxed.
Breathing	Shallow breathing - high in chest. Rapid breathing. Sometimes holds breath.	Even breathing - in diaphragm or with whole chest, and with a fairly typical long exhale	Deep breathing - low in abdomen. Slow. 'Centered'
Voice Tone & Tempo	Fast	Melodic, clear, even musical, resonant, medium pace. Even rhythmic tempo.	Low deep tonality. Voice is 'breathy'. Slow speech with long pauses.
Skin Color	Pale or waning.	Between V & K	Fuller or increasing colour

How to check for Accessing Cues

"Find the answer to my questions but don't verbalize the answer. When you are satisfied you know what the answer is or you have decided after searching you don't know the answer - stop."

Then use the following format. Note that the animated images is as if you are facing your client.

V^R - "See again ..."

A^R - "Hear again ..."

V^C - "Imagine ..." (choose any 2 disparate phenomenon)

A^C - "Listen to ..." (choose any 2 disparate phenomenon)

A^I_D - "Discuss with yourself ..."

K - "Feel again ..."

Re. the word "Remember"

The word "remember" is too vague because it is not sensory specific. However it is useful when you want to find out how they will process when left to their own devices.

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