Practitioner in NLP 

Gabriela Attar & Laura Szmuch 

TARGET AUDIENCE 
Any  person  who  wants  to  improve the quality of their lives and make the most 
of  their  potential.  Any  person  who  wants  to  explore  and  acquire  new  tools  to 
communicate  more  effectively  through  high  quality  training  and  assessment.  This 
training  is  ideal for those who want to take their skills to an advanced level to achieve 
a greater sense of fulfilment with relative ease.  

RATIONALE 
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are 
challenged to change ourselves.” 

Víctor Frankl, Austrian neurologist & psychiatrist -  

Holocaust survivor (1905-1997) 

One  of  the  most  powerful  life  skills  we  can  improve  is  our  ability  to  manage 
how  we  respond  to  people and events around us. Such skill is an essential keystone of 
human  excellence  and  achievement.  Our  ability  to  positively  manage  our  thoughts 
affects  our  actions,  and  our  actions  ‒  in  turn  ‒  directly  affect  the  extent  to  which  we 
achieve our goals. 

Neuro  Linguistic  Programming  explores  how  we  think  and  feel  by  examining 
the “inner” language we use to represent our experiences. NLP also focuses on human 
interaction  and  human  success,  and  uses  that  knowledge  to  model  excellence  in  all 
walks  of  life.  The  theories  and  techniques  of  NLP  give  us  a highly valuable insight on 
what  makes  some  people  excel  in  their  lives,  and  provides  us  with  the practical tools 
to excel in ours.  
 NLP techniques are based on the concept that we already have all the internal 
resources and capabilities we need to effect change in our lives and the lives of those 
around us. These techniques give you the ability to choose an emotional or mental 
state and hold it for as long as you want, whenever you want. 

Every  situation  in  life  can  be  seen  as  an  intertwined  system  of  people  and  a 
sequence  of  events,  thoughts,  emotions,  actions  ‒  all  of  which  interact  with  and 
mutually  influence  each  other.  After  this  training  course,  you  will  be  able  to  see  the 
different  elements  in  each  situation  that  make  up  the  system,  and  decide  which ones 
are  working  for  you  and  which  ones  are  not.  However,  becoming  aware  of  what 
needs to be changed is only the first step: you will also be able to take action to change 
those  elements  that  aren’t  working  for  you.  In  other  words,  you  become responsible 
for the future you create.  

KEY APPLICATIONS & OBJECTIVES 

This training course will empower you to: 

1. Improve your communication with yourself and others 

2. Overcome limitations 
3. Achieve your goals 
4. Strengthen your self-confidence 
5. Use language more effectively 
6. Make the most of your internal resources (creativity, determination, 
competence, etc.)  
7. Uncover the beliefs, whether limiting or empowering, that are driving you 
8. Reveal your structure of excellence 

MATERIALS NEEDED 
1. Your energy & motivation 
2. A state of presence: mind, body and soul 
3. Comfortable clothes 
4. A copybook & pens/pencils 
5. A mat and/or a blanket, ​if you have one at home​.  

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PRACTITIONER’S CERTIFICATE IN NLP  
This  16-module  course  leading  to  a  certificate  issued  by  Red  Latinoamericana 
de  PNL  will  teach  you  the  basic  skills  of  NLP  (Neuro  Linguistic  Programming).  The 
course  consists  of  128  hours  input  and  practice,  and  it  includes  theory,  a  lot  of 
practice and application.  

OUTLINE 

MODULES 1 & 2 

Dates: April 14 & 15 

Starting to discover the structure of excellence 

● THE BRAIN 
- Triune Brain Theory  
- Right & Left Hemispheres  
- The Hormones of Happiness 
● BACKGROUND & PRINCIPLES OF NLP 
● LEVELS OF LEARNING & CHANGE 
● NLP PRESUPPOSITIONS  
● NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION:  
- CALIBRATION,  MIRRORING,  PACING  &  LEADING:  ​Rapport  beyond  a  technique: 
communication with intention and connection 
- THE  BODY  LANGUAGE  IN  COMMUNICATION:  CONSCIOUS  AND  NON-CONSCIOUS 
MESSAGES: Introduction to Association & Dissociation 
● THE COMMUNICATION MATRIX 
● REPRESENTATIONAL SYSTEMS (V-A-KOG) 
- LEARNING STYLES: ​adapting the way you communicate to suit different audiences 
with different conversational styles.  
● METAPROGRAMS (PART 1) 
● Practical Applications 

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MODULES 3 & 4 

Dates: May 12 & 13 

Language as the generator of actions and results 

● DISTINCTION BETWEEN PRECISE & VAGUE LANGUAGE 

● THE META MODEL OF LANGUAGE AND GENERATIVE QUESTIONS 
- Surface structure and deep structure 
● AFFIRMATIONS 
● THE MILTON MODEL: LANGUAGE OF INDUCTION 
● GOALS 
- STRATEGIES FOR DEFINING GOALS 
- WELL-FORMEDNESS CONDITIONS FOR OUTCOMES 

Accessing your zone of excellence: 

● COACH VS. CRASH STATE: ​staying balanced vs. collapsing into a stuck state 
● INTRODUCTION TO SUBMODALITIES: ​fine distinctions or the subsets of the 
m​odalities​: the brightness, color, size and position of mental images 
● ANCHORING: well- formedness conditions for anchoring 
- Anchoring a resource state 
- Collapsing anchors 
● “GO FOR IT”: GETTING INTO THE OPTIMAL STATE  
● Practical Applications 
❖ Revisiting the main concepts 

MODULE 5 & 6 

Dates: June 16 & 17 

Interactions that open doors 

● THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 

- DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: THE PERMA MODEL - positive emotions, 

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 engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment 
● STATE MANAGEMENT: DISCOVERING INNER RESOURCES 
- MANAGING PERSONAL STATES: ​Submodalities and how to use them to modify 
emotions 
- SYMBOLS & SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATIONS 
- THE CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE  
- STRESS RELIEF TECHNIQUES 
- CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS: ​Comparing different states, representations, 
performances for the purpose of discovering information so as to have a better 
understanding of the structure of the experience.  
- PHYSIOLOGICAL CLUES: THE B.A.G.E.L MODEL: ​How to identify behavioural cues to 
identify the internal processes of others. 
- MAPPING ACROSS: ​The process of transferring features or elements from one 
strategy, state or situation to another.  
● “Painting with Light”: ​Modifying our perception of a conflict 
- Introduction to perceptual positions: 1º, 2º and 3º position 
● Practical Applications 

MODULE 7 & 8 

Dates: July 7 & 8 

Introduction to modeling: focusing on strengths and talents 

● THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF BEHAVIOUR: T.O.T.E MODEL: ​The basic 

feedback loop into which a mental strategy is organised. (Test - Operate - Test - 
Exit) 
● R.O.L.E MODEL UTILIZATION: ​Representational Systems, Orientation, Links, Effect. 
The four basic elements involved in modelling cognitive strategies.  
● CONFLICT RESOLUTION: Detecting and resolving symptoms, conflicts and 
obstacles which appear in people and organisations. Finding the Positive 
Intention. Win-win model. 

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 ● “The Structure of Wisdom” 
- Perceptual Positions: 1º,2º,3º, and 4º position.  
● Practical Applications 
❖ Revisiting the main concepts 

MODULE 9 & 10 

Dates: August 18 & 19 (To confirm) 

Delving deeper into the structure of subjectivity 

● INTRODUCTION TO TIMELINES: ​how we perceive the Past, the Present and the 
Future 
● NLP STRATEGY FORMULATION FORMAT: ​how to discover the inner sequences that 
lead to optimal states 
● TRANSFERING A RESOURCE STATE 
● THE PRINCIPLE OF POSITIVE INTENTION REVISITED 
● “6-Step Reframing”: ​how to change a behaviour which is not helping us in an 
ecological way 
● “Designing your Dream Board” 

MODULE 11 & 12 

Dates: September 15 & 16 

Dreams into Action 

● ACTIVE CENTERING 
● GATHERING RESOURCES NECESSARY TO HOLD DIFFICULT FEELINGS 
● PRACTISING HOLDING DIFFICULT FEELING IN A GROUP 
● BELIEF BARRIERS & BELIEF BRIDGES 
● SETTING INTENTION 

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 ● THE POWER OF VISUALIZATIONS: How an image inspires action 
● NEW BEHAVIOUR GENERATOR:​ ​how to transform a dream into action 
● PERSONAL CONGRUENCE 
● CHARACTEROLOGICAL ADJECTIVES: words which encode fundamental 
characteristics of a relationship.  

Transforming internal conflict:  

● DEALING WITH CONFLICTING PARTS  

● INTEGRATION OF CONFLICTING PARTS 
● THE MAGIC OF METAPHORS 
- Creating a tailor-made Metaphor 

MODULE 13 & 14 

Dates: October 20 & 21 

Giving shape to personal projects 

● WALT DISNEY STRATEGY OF CREATIVITY 

● REFRAMING CRITICS AND CRITICISM 
● SOMATIC SYNTAX:​ deepening and utilising the mind-body connection. 
● ALIGNMENT 
- CREATING AN ALIGNED STATE  
- “Logical levels of Alignment” 
● SEEING THE FIELD 
● ELEMENTS OF A COMPLETE PIECE CHANGE OF WORK 
● Techniques in Context  

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MODULE 15 & 16 

Dates: November 10 & 11 

Contextualisation of course material.  

These modules lead to certification. 

Endorsed by: 

ABOUT THE TRAINERS 

Mag.  ​Laura  Szmuch  is  a  teacher  of  English,  graduated  from  INSP  “Dr Joaquín V. 
González”,  Yoga  teacher,  coach  and  NLP  Trainer.  Author  of  ​Aprendiendo  inglés  y 
disfrutando  el  proceso  ​(2003),  ​Las  seis  inspiraciones  ​(2013)  and  ​A  Teacher’s 
Motivational  Grammar:  The  Reasons  to  Teach  ​(2012),  for  her  Master’s  Degree  in 
Cognitive  Psychology  And  Learning  with  FLACSO  and  UAM  and  ​Proyecto  Gratitud 
(forthcoming publication). 

She  runs  leadership,  NLP  and  coaching  trainings  for  teachers  and  other  professionals 
both  in  English  and  in  Spanish  and  leads  self-development  workshops,  courses  and 
retreats. 

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 Gabriela  Attar  is  a  teacher  of  English  graduated  from  INSP  “Dr  Joaquín  V. 
González”  and  a  Master  Practitioner  in  NLP  (Neuro-Linguistic  Programming).  She 
received  her  Practitioner  Certification  at  the  NLP  University  (California),  where  she 
trained  first  hand  with  some  of  the  most  respected  NLP  trainers  worldwide  including 
Robert  Dilts​,  leading  developer,  author,  coach,  trainer  and  consultant  in  the  field  since 
1975,  ​Judith  Delozier​,  trainer  and  author  best  known  for  her  years  of  work  in  the  1980s 
with  the  co-founder  of  NLP,  John  Grinder.  Gabriela  further  continued  her  training  with 
Tony  Robbins  ​:  Unleash  the  Power  Within  (Dallas),  Date  with  Destiny  (Miami)  and  Life & 
Wealth Mastery (Fiji).   

She  designs  and  offers  training  courses  for  educators  and  professionals  in 
different  fields,  and  gives  one-on-one  coaching  sessions  both  in  English  and  Spanish, 
face-to-face and virtually, nationally and internationally. 

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Enrolment Form 

Date: _____________________________ 
 
Please enrol me for: ________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Name: __________________________________________________________________   
Address: ________________________________________________________________________ 
Post Code: _______________________________________________________________ 
Mobile phone: __________________________________________ 
E-mail: _______________________________________________________________ 
 
Registration Procedure 
 
1. Make deposit for course to the following bank account: 
   
Bank: ​Banco Ciudad 

Savings Account Nº: ​000000380203023787 

Account Holder: ​ATTAR GABRIELA SAMANTA 

ID: ​26318043 

CUIT / CUIL number: ​27263180432 

CBU Nº (for bank transfers): ​0290038410000030237875 

 
2. Send info to: ​gabyattar@gmail.com