The NLP Secret That Makes Your Words Sell
Writing cracker-jack copy would be a lot simpler if every potential client
thought in the same way. But in reality, they don't.
The good news is that by understanding the various ways people think, you
can appeal to all personality types in your copy. And by doing that, your
responses will dramatically improve.
You see, people process information using different senses. Some people are
great listeners but lousy at visualising a concept. Others can't truly grasp
what you're talking about unless you draw pictures on a whiteboard.
The teachings of Neuro Linguistic Programming state that there are three
main information processing methods. They are visual (sight), auditory
(sound) and kinesthetic (touch). The others are through thinking, smelling
and tasting.
By using a combination of words that relate to each of the senses, you're
covering all bases by appealing to all types of people. Here are some
examples of words that relate to various senses.
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Visual (sight)
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appears to, see, look, blind, bright, brilliant, clear, colourful, crystal
clear, draw, enlighten, focus, glance, horizon, illustrate, imagine, dream,
insight, it looks like, light, mirror, outlook, paint a picture, picture,
reveal, see, sketch, visualise, vibrant, vivid, watch
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Auditory (sound)
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announce, argue, boom, buzz , crash, hear, listen, loud, rave, sound, noise,
silence, speak, shout, music, noise, quiet, ring, roar, scream, shout,
silent, silence, snap, sound, speak, squeal, talk, tell, voice,
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whisper,
whistle, yell
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Kinesthetic (touch)
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back bone, balance, blend, blistering, bliss, bounce, brush, calm, connect,
crush, cut, drive, feel, feverish, grab, hot, handle, heart, hit, lift,
loose, love, massage, peaceful, prick, reach, push, rock solid, rough, rub,
scratch, stir, stress, stroke, tap, touch, tranquil
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Smell
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aroma, bouquet, essence, fishy, flowery, fragrant, fresh, musty, odour,
perfumed, pungent, rotten, scent, smell, sniff, snort, stench, stink, sweet
scented, vapour, waft, whiff
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Taste
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acid, bite, bitter, creamy, crisp, delicious, devour, drink in, eat, fatty,
fishy, fresh, greasy, juicy, lean, lick, lip smacking, luscious, meaty,
melts in your mouth, milky, mouth watering, salty, peppery, savour, sip,
sizzling, sour, spicy, succulent, suck, swallow, sweet, tangy, tantalising,
tasty, wicked
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Thinking
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challenge, concentrate, consider, devise, dream of, dream up, experience,
guess, know, learn, mediate, memorise, motivate, pretend, put on your
thinking cap, sensation, sense, speculate, strategise, think, dream, true,
understand, wonder.
About the Author
Kris Mills of Words that Sell is a seasoned copywriting professional and
author of "How to Create a Sales Explosion With Every Ad and Letter You
Write". More information on this popular guide can be found at
http://www.synergie.com.au/explosion.htm, or check out more of Kris'
many copywriting articles at www.advicegalore.com.
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