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LERT MENTAL PERFORMANCE & LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM

LERT MENTAL PERFORMANCE & LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM. Brett Manning. What Did Y ou D o T oday?. Session 4. Topics: Visualization Breathing & Relaxation Communication Skills. The Brain During Visualization. Visualization. Types: First Person Third Person

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LERT MENTAL PERFORMANCE & LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM

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  1. LERT MENTAL PERFORMANCE & LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM Brett Manning

  2. What Did You Do Today?

  3. Session 4 • Topics: • Visualization • Breathing & Relaxation • Communication Skills

  4. The Brain During Visualization

  5. Visualization • Types: • First Person • Third Person • Sedentary (Sitting still) • Active (moving)

  6. Visualization/Imagery • WHAT to visualize: • Pre-competition • During competition • New Skills • Peak Performances • Mistakes (and then correcting your mistake)

  7. Visualization/Imagery • WHEN to visualize: • Night before competition • Pre-competition • During breaks of competition (if your sport allows) • After competition • Mistakes (and then correcting your mistake)

  8. How Tiger Visualizes

  9. Visualization/Imagery • Tips to enhance visualization: • Incorporate all of your senses • Sight • Sound • Touch • Smell • Taste • Incorporate your emotions & feelings!

  10. Visualization/Imagery • Application Activity: • Visualization practice incorporating your senses: • Sight • Sound • Touch • Smell • Taste

  11. Relaxation • Ways to relax yourself: • Slow, deliberate breath focus (meditation) • Body scanning • Progressive muscle relaxation • Stretching/Yoga • Exercise • Listen to soothing music

  12. Relaxation • Benefits of relaxation techniques: • Increased chance of playing in flow • Slows heart rate and blood pressure • Lowers stress/anxiety level • Increases present moment focus (clarity of mind) • Increases blood flow to major muscle groups • Reduces anger/frustration • Sleep: Easier to fall asleep and stay asleep • Increases grey matter in brain and improves overall brain performance

  13. Relaxation • When to use it? • How to practice it? • How do you relax?

  14. Relaxation • Application Activity Progressive Muscle Relaxation

  15. Communication Enhancement • Tools for enhancing communication: • Talk about them, not yourself • People love talking about themselves! • Active listening • Repeating back to the person what you heard to check for understanding and clarity

  16. Communication Enhancement • Tools for enhancing communication: • Ask open ended questions instead of yes or no questions • Ask engaging and thought provoking questions • Answer questions with more than simple answers • How are you today? • What’s new?

  17. Communication Enhancement • Tools for enhancing communication: • The power of Yes AND • When you disagree with someone’s statement, acknowledge it and add AND before you state your disagreeing statement. • Ask for permission • Especially when making a correction or giving your feedback, ask for permission first • Avoid ultimatums • Words such as: Always & Never

  18. Communication Enhancement • Tools for enhancing communication: • Be contentious of your body language • Smile • Cross your legs toward them (look inviting) • Posture • Maintain eye contact • Not too much…about 60% of the time • Mirroring

  19. Communication Enhancement • Tools for enhancing communication: • Remember and use people’s names • People LOVE hearing their name • Keeps the other person engaged • Use their name throughout the conversation

  20. Communication Enhancement • Tools for enhancing communication: • Use complements & appreciations • Clothes • Things in their office or home • Things you admire about them (talents and strengths of theirs)

  21. Communication Enhancement • Application Activity: • Partner up with someone you don’t know • Break the ice and build rapport • Engage in small talk • Focus on your non-verbals

  22. Application Assignment • Practice Visualizing 3 Times This Week

  23. Next Session • Monday, February 24 • Topics: • Motivation • Trusting vs. Training Mindset

  24. Stay Connected • Resources to Keep Learning About The Mental Game: • Website: www.lertmentalskillstraining.weebly.com • Email: bcmperforance@gmail.com • 1:1 Consultation Questions?

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