A few semesters ago I had a professor of Sociology. During his first or second lecture I sensed he was "Ericksonian." Listening to his lectures with a third ear, I observed his teaching and speach. Not wanting to skew my observations, I waited until the end of the semester before I approached him to confirm my thinking. As I recall, he had studied Erickson's work for 20 years and had worked for years at the Brief Family Therapy Center. (He is now retired.) Here is what I found effective about some of his teaching methods that I felt were Ericksonian: The following books deal more with therapy methods, but their topics and studies may stimulate your thinking: I have not read NLP for Trainers by Harry Alder, but you may want to review its contents and the author's bio to see if it is appropriate. I do not know the effectiveness of my professor's methods. He had over 30 years teaching experience including his training in hypnosis and therapy. I found his class engaging and had little stress during exams. Other students found his class difficult and reported C's and D's on their final exam. Your original question does not imply this, but I would doubt that hypnotic forms of communication in the classroom are a substitute for designing well-prepared lesson plans or are a substitute for studying.
1) Gaining students attention with rapport and pacing. (ex: if students were nodding off in class, he might say something like "that's ok., you can learn in a variety of ways, study your notes and prepare for the exam later.)
2) Shifts is vocal tonality to emphasize important facts (many of which were later on the exams.)
3) The use of pauses to build expectancy. Or he would not finish an exciting story until the next class to build anticipation, excitement and wonder.
4) Seeding. He would introduce a topic, on say Monday, toss in a few offhand facts on Wednesday, start a lecture the following Monday, and then finish on Wednesday.
5) The use of surprise to gain attention.
Brief Therapy edited by Jeffrey K. Zeig (Ch 18 - Seeding)
A Teaching Seminar with Milton H. Erickson (not a "how-to" book, but rather an excellent example of teaching via metaphor.)
The Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing or The Psychobiology of Gene Expression by Ernest Rossi (both with information related to state-dependent memory and learning)
Tales of Enchantment by Carol and Stephen Lankton.
Handbook of Hypnosis for Professionals by Roy Udolf has a secton devoted to clinical studies regarding the use of hypnosis in learning (effects on memory and on retrieval.)
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