Predicates are the process words (verbs, adverbs, and adjectives) that we use in our language to describe our internal representations. By identifying a person's preferred predicates, we can better understand their model of the world and build deeper rapport.
Visual
see, look, bright, clear, picture, foggy, view, focused, dawn, reveal, illuminate, imagine, hazy, an eyeful, short sighted, sight for sore eyes, take a peek, tunnel vision, bird’s eye view, naked eye, paint a picture.
Auditory
hear, tell, sound, resonate, listen, silence, deaf, squeak, hush, roar, melody, make music, harmonize, tune in/out, rings a bell, quiet as a mouse, voiced an opinion, clear as a bell, give me your ear, loud and clear, purrs like a kitten, on another note.
Kinaesthetic
Grasp, feel, hard, unfeeling, concrete, scrape, solid, touch, get hold of, catch on, tap into, heated argument, pull some strings, sharp as a tack, smooth operator, make contact, throw out, firm foundation, get a handle on, get in touch with, hand in hand, hang in there.
Auditory Digital
sense, experience, understand, change, perceive, question, insensitive, distinct, conceive, know, think, learn, process, decide, motivate, consider, describe in detail, figure it out, make sense of, pay attention to, word for word, without a doubt.
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