Visual – NLP Visual Acuity

In NLP we describe how we all have representational systems that enable us to discern some kind of reality from the world.  One of our representation systems is Visual. This is enables us to see things as close as possible to the way that they are..

In our imagination we are use memory and visual pictures that we retained from previous events to interpret the present and plan for the future. This visual imagery that is created in the mind is a skill that we learn in life and the skill is referred to as Visual Internal and Visual External Acuity.

Visual External Acuity

Your ability to see things externally.  Eg The writing on this screen!

Here are some ways to improve your visual external acuity:

• Stop audio input, and imagine that you cant hear and you will find yourself seeing more details then before. Someone that is deaf sees more than people that hear and people that are blind hear much more.
• Train yourself in visual acuity by finding differences in peoples face or body (state change : angry, happy, afraid,…) example: place 10 items in a room see the room for X seconds, turn away, let someone take one away or replace it, check the room, ext…)
• Train your Peripheral awareness or vision – the learning state. See our NLP online training material for full instruction on accessing the learning state.