Michael Breen – Meta Model Parts 1, 2 and 3

Michael Breen – Meta Model Parts 1, 2 and 3 is a three-part NLP training series that takes you deep into the Meta Model: the questioning framework that helps you clarify meaning, challenge vague language, and think with greater precision. If you have ever heard someone say “I can’t,” “It always goes wrong,” or “They don’t respect me,” and you felt the conversation slip into fog, the Meta Model is the tool that cuts through that fog.

This course is built for real conversations. It is not just theory about language. It shows you how to use the Meta Model in a way that is elegant, professional, and effective, including demonstrations that connect the model to practical change work. You will learn how to hear the structure behind what people say, and how to ask the kind of questions that uncover what is missing, what is assumed, and what is being exaggerated.

Across Parts 1, 2, and 3 you develop a complete view: first the overall structure, then more advanced and unobtrusive application, and finally person-to-person skill building for coaches, mentors, and guides. The result is a stronger ability to create clarity, reduce misunderstanding, and move discussions toward useful outcomes.

What is the Michael Breen – Meta Model Parts 1, 2 and 3 course about?

Michael Breen – Meta Model Parts 1, 2 and 3 is a structured learning journey through the Meta Model, originally presented by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in The Structure of Magic. The Meta Model is a map of how language can delete, distort, and generalize experience. When you learn to question those patterns, you can help someone think more clearly and model their situation in a more workable way.

In this series, Michael Breen presents his own arrangement of the Meta Model and walks you through its structures, key applications, and real-world usage. The emphasis is not aggressive interrogation. It is the craft of asking the right question at the right time, so the person in front of you can reconnect with detail, choice, and perspective.

Because the Meta Model applies to business, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships, this course is relevant anywhere language matters. You learn how to move from “content talk” (the story) to “structure talk” (how the story is built), and then back into action with more clarity than you started with.

What will you learn?

• How to recognize common patterns of vague or misleading language and respond with clean, clarifying questions.
• How to organize the Meta Model into a practical structure you can remember and use under pressure.
• How to apply the Meta Model to thinking problems, decision-making, and communication breakdowns.
• How to use the model elegantly and unobtrusively so it feels professional rather than confrontational.
• How to create meaningful shifts in a person’s thinking by uncovering what is missing, assumed, or overgeneralized.
• How to translate Meta Model skill into coaching and mentoring conversations that produce clearer outcomes.
• How to build your own conversational accuracy so you communicate with more precision and less confusion.

Who is it for?

This series is a strong fit for people who want sharper thinking and better conversations, especially when ambiguity creates problems. It is well suited for:

• Coaches, mentors, and consultants who need to clarify goals, beliefs, and obstacles quickly.
• Leaders and managers who want better conversations around performance, accountability, and expectations.
• Sales and client-facing professionals who want to reduce confusion and handle objections with more clarity.
• Facilitators, trainers, and educators who want language tools that improve understanding and learning.
• Personal development learners who want to improve self-talk, decision-making, and emotional clarity.

If you regularly work with people who speak in broad statements or emotionally loaded certainty, this course gives you a disciplined way to bring the conversation back to reality, detail, and choice.

How does it work?

Michael Breen – Meta Model Parts 1, 2 and 3 is delivered as a three-part DVD series. You can study it at your own pace and return to key sections each time you want to sharpen a specific skill.

A practical study approach is simple: watch a segment, extract the core distinctions into your notes, and then practice on real statements you hear during the week. The Meta Model becomes useful when it becomes automatic, and automaticity comes from repetition. You will get the best outcomes when you practice in low-stakes conversations first, then apply the skill in higher-stakes contexts like client sessions, negotiations, or team discussions.

The series also includes demonstrations that show how the Meta Model can be used to create powerful changes in a client’s thinking. Those examples help you bridge the gap between “I understand the model” and “I can use it when it matters.”

Benefits

• More clarity in conversations, because you know how to ask questions that remove ambiguity.
• Better influence without pressure, by helping people think more accurately instead of debating opinions.
• Faster problem diagnosis, because you learn to identify what is structural versus what is only surface content.
• Stronger coaching and leadership conversations, where outcomes depend on precision and timing.
• Improved personal thinking, as you apply the same questioning style to your own assumptions and self-talk.

These benefits depend on practice. The Meta Model is a skill, and like any skill it improves as you use it consistently.

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites are required to start. The course is designed to teach the structure and application from the ground up, while still offering depth for experienced practitioners. If you already have basic NLP familiarity, you may progress faster, but the essential requirement is willingness to practice.

About the author

Michael Breen is the founder of MBNLP, a training, coaching, and consultancy organization focused on communication and behavioural skills. In this DVD series, he presents his arrangement of the Meta Model developed through extensive work with Richard Bandler, and teaches the model with an emphasis on clarity, application, and professional use.

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Course content

• Part 1: The Big View – Learn the overall structure of the Meta Model and see how it can be applied to create powerful changes in a client’s thinking.
• Part 2: Deeper Application – Explore deeper possibilities and learn how to use the Meta Model in an elegant, unobtrusive, and professional way that supports mastery.
• Part 3: Person to Person – Develop your skill as a business coach, mentor, or guide through Meta Model language patterns, the Compass, the Re-Framing Tool, and additional practical insights.

Access the course now if you want a complete, practice-oriented Meta Model training that upgrades how you think, listen, and communicate.

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