Predicates are the sensory-based words and phrases that people use in their language, which reveal their preferred Representation System. By matching a person's predicates, you can quickly build deep rapport and communicate in a way that resonates with how they process the world.
| Visual | Auditory | Kinaesthetic | Auditory Digital |
|---|---|---|---|
| see | hear | grasp | sense |
| look | tell | feel | experience |
| bright | sound | hard | understand |
| clear | resonate | unfeeling | change |
| picture | listen | concrete | perceive |
| foggy | silence | scrape | question |
| view | deaf | solid | insensitive |
| focused | squeak | touch | distinct |
| dawn | hush | get hold of | conceive |
| reveal | roar | catch on | know |
| illuminate | melody | tap into | think |
| imagine | make music | heated argument | learn |
| hazy | harmonize | pull some strings | process |
| an eyeful | tune in/out | sharp as a tack | decide |
| short sighted | rings a bell | smooth operator | motivate |
| sight for sore eyes | quiet as a mouse | make contact | consider |
| take a peek | voiced an opinion | throw out | describe in detail |
| tunnel vision | clear as a bell | firm foundation | figure it out |
| bird's eye view | give me your ear | get a handle on | make sense of |
| naked eye | loud and clear | get in touch with | pay attention to |
| paint a picture | purrs like a kitten | hand in hand | word for word |
| on another note | hang in there | without a doubt |
See also: What is NLP?