The mind read is a very clever use of language, presupposing that you already
know what the other person is thinking before they’ve revealed any of that
information to you. You use language in a way that has them begin to think about
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what you want them to think about and then you simply point out what they are
thinking about, such as…
“You may be thinking…”
You begin the language pattern with something like that and end with whatever
you want them to think about. Such as, “You may be thinking about what sort of
examples I’m going to use here…”
“You may be thinking about how you can apply NLP to your own life…”
“You may be wondering what it would be like to taste popcorn right now…”
The funny thing is that even though you may not have been thinking about those
things before you read those words here and now (or were you?), you find
yourself thinking about them anyway, don’t you?
You can use this pattern in any situation, such as when you’re at a clothing store and the person you’re with is looking for a new outfit, but they haven’t found
anything that fits them yet. You might choose a moment when they are not deep
in thought about anything in particular and say something like, “You may be
thinking about when you’ll find something that fits your lovely self!” It might not be much, but it might have a positive impact on that person, and that’s reason
enough to say it, isn’t it?