David Norman - Continuing Personal Development

Human Capital Development (NLP, visualisation, hypnosis, accelerated learning, meditation/ biofeedback/relaxation techniques, etc. Plus leadership, executive and talent development)

Summary of main formal training intensives and certification programmes attended 1995 onwards

1995
Certification Issuer Days
NLP Foundation Skills Certificate The Learning Company, London 8
NLP skills Paddington NLP Practice Group, London (with David Grove, et. al) 6
NLP skills Paddington NLP Practice Group Open Day, London 1
Focusing Gendlin Skills Training, London 2
Photoreading Quantum Reading, London (NLP/accelerated learning) Certificate 4
NLP skills workshops ANLP conferences (2 off), Regents College, London (with Ian McDermot ITS, Michael Mallows, et.al.) 4
NLP skills Breakthrough day/board breaking with Dougal McGilvray, London 1
Sensory Deprivation Floatation tank/s, London 1
NLP Skills with Dr Richard Bandler (NLP co-founder) 1
Music & Psychology City University conference, London 2
Meditation FWBO and Ashram 1
Creative Visualisation Cranfield University Business School 1
(Cumulative 32 days – 288 hrs) Total 32 days
   
1996
Certification Issuer Days
Certified NLP Practitioner PPD (with Judith DeLozier, Julian Russell, Michael Breen), London 14
NLP skills Practice day, London (PPD) 1
NLP skills PPD modelling seminars (PPD), London 2
NLP skills NLP Business Group, London 1
Certified Master NLP Practitioner Advanced Neuro Dynamics (Inc. MasterHypnotist & Certified Master Time Line Therapyฎ Practitioner) (with Dr Tad James, John Overdurf & Julie Silverthorn), Kona, Hawaii, USA 16
NLP skills Sensory Systems Conference, London 2
Certified Master NLP Practitioner (Second master track certification – PPD continues into 1997), London (with Robert Dilts, Judith DeLozier, David Gordon, Charles Faulkner, Christina Hall, Julian Russell), London 12
Mind devil Buzan Brain Conference, London 1
Beliefs Firewalking experience, Surrey 1
Alexander technique Bodywork/Physiology, Egham 1
Bates technique Eyesight development, London 1
Presenting magically Performance Partnership (with Dr David Shephard), London 3
(Cumulative 87 days – 783 hrs) Total 55 days
   
1997
Certification Issuer Days
Certified Master NLP Practitioner (Second certification PPD – continues from 1996), London 9
Presenting magically Performance Partnership (repeat with Dr David Shephard), London 3
NLP modelling (PPD design, 7 interviews and report) 2
Project Group modelling review PPD 1
Language in action Christina Hall 3
Reiki level 1 Obdian, Weybridge, Surrey 1
Certified NLP Trainer (and NLP Trainers Training) Advanced Neuro Dynamics (with Dr Tad James & Dr David Shephard) Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, California, USA 21
NLP workshops ANLP Conference, Regents Park College (with Sue Knight, James and Penny Lawley – symbolic metaphor, Shelle Rose Charvet) 2
(Cumulative 129 days – 1161 hrs) Total 42 days
   
1998
Certification Issuer Days
Hypnosis with Dr Michael Yapko, Guildford 1
NLP Skills with Prof John Grinder (NLP co-founder) 1
NLP skills workshops ANLP Conference, Regents Park College (with John Seymour, Penny and James Lawley, et.al.) 1
Presenting magically Performance Partnership (assistant - with Dr David Shephard), London 3
NLP in coaching Linkage Conference, Amsterdam 3
NLP skills Meta-states with Dr Michael Hall (fda) 1
(Cumulative 139 days – 1251 hrs) Total 10 days
   
1999
Certification Issuer Days
NLP skills workshop ANLP Conference, Regents Park College (with Eric Robbie, Dr Michael Hall, et.al.) 1
NLP in coaching NLP business group, London 2
Certified Master Hypno-therapist Advanced hypnosis – level II and III Neuro-Energetics (with John Overdurf & Julie Silverthorn), Lancaster, PA, USA 7
(Cumulative 149 days – 1341 hrs) Total 10 days
   
2000
Certification Issuer Days
Hypnotic modelling Neuro-Energetics (with John Overdurf & Julie Silverthorn), London 4
NLP in leadership Alpha leadership (with Julian Russell PPD) 1
AMED Conference on learning organisations 1
Hypnosis PNI – Psycho-Neuro-Immunology course (British Hypnosis Society) 1
NLP in sports Roger Black (Olympic medallist) et.al. 1
(Cumulative 157 days – 1413 hrs) Total 8 days
   
2001
Certification Issuer Days
IoD Leaders Conference Jack Welch (ex CEO GE), et.al. Institute of Directors, London 1
NLP in wellness Performance Partnership (with Dr David Shephard), London 4
NLP Coaching with Joseph Riggio (Joseph Campbell/Hero) 1
Judge Institute with Dr Charles Hampton-Turner Cross-cultural leadership, Cambridge 2
(Cumulative 165 days – 1485 hrs) Total 8 days
   
2002
Certification Issuer Days
AMED Appreciative Inquiry workshop, London 1
Hypnosis REBT - Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy course (British Hypnosis Society) 2
NLP in Leadership Symbolic Metaphor (with James Lawley and Penny Thompkins) 0.5
IoD Leaders Conference Sven-Goran Ericksson, et.al. London 1
(Cumulative 169.5 days – 1525.5 hrs) Total 4.5 days
   
2003
Certification Issuer Days
Marketers Alan Leighton (Chairman Royal Mail) 0.5
CIPD Regional presentations (8 evenings) 2
NLP Coach Academy/NLP in coaching 0.5
IoD Leaders Breakfast Andrew Neil (BBC) Institute of Directors (Orange sponsor) 0.5
EHRF European Leadership Conference, Paris 2
(Cumulative 175 days – 1575 hrs) Total 5.5 days
   
2004
Certification Issuer Days
PPD NLP Executive Coaching Conference (Dilts, Russell, et.al) 1
CIPD Change Workshop, Guildford 0.5
ANLP Client magnet talk 0.5
EHRF Leadership Talent Conference, Zurich 2
CIPD Coaching talk 0.5
EHRF London Roundtable/Leadership 0.5
CIPD Prof John Adair, Guildford 0.5
LCCH Clinical Sports Hypnosis/Psychology Dr John Edgette, Director, Erickson Inst. Philadelphia, USA 2
(Cumulative 182.5 days – 1642.5 hrs) Total 7.5 days
   
2005
Certification Issuer Days
PPD NLP Decision Making (Charles Faulkner/USA) 1
EHRF Talent Development Seminar 0.5
CIPD 4 evening events (Storytelling, etc) 1
BNLP Entrepreneurship (Alex McMillan) 1
EHRF Leadership development 1
(Cumulative 187 days – 1683 hrs) Total 4.5 days
   
2006
Certification Issuer Days
CIPD 3 evening events 1
Sussex NLP Chichester Advanced NLP - reading submodalities from the outside (Eric Robbie) 4
(Cumulative 192 days – 1728 hrs) Total 5 days
   
   

Summary of NLP Trainers

David has personally undertaken formal intensive trainings with around 50 of the worlds most respected master trainers (including Dr Richard Bandler, Prof John Grinder, Dr Tad James, Dr Michael Hall, John Overdurf, Robert Dilts, Michael Breen, David Shephard, David Gordon, Dr Michael Yapko, Dr John Edgette, Eric Robbie, James Lawley, and dozens more). See list below:

Bold = most well known trainers

  Trainer Approx Total Training Days
1. Dr Richard Bandler/USA 2
2. Michael Breen 4
3. Shelle Rose Charvet/Canada 2
4. Dr Susan Chew/Hong Kong 1
5. Judith De Lozier/USA 6
6. Robert Dilts/USA 8
7. John Dilts/USA 1
8. Bernadette Doyle 1
9. Dr John Edgette/USA 2
10. Charles Faulkner/USA 4
11. David Gordon/USA 8
12. Prof John Grinder/USA 2
13. Michael Grinder/USA 1
14. David Grove/USA 1
15. Christina Hall/USA 4
16. Dr Michael Hall/USA 4
17. Paul Hobbs 4
18. Peta Heskell 1
19. Judith Lowe 4
20. Dr Sid Jacobson/USA 2
21. Dr Tad James/USA 18 (7 + 11)
22. Sue Knight 1
23. Peter Young 1
24. Michael Carroll 1
25. Dougall McGilvray 1
26. James Lawley 6
27. Michael Mallows 1
28. Ian McDermot 1
29. Paul McKenna 1
30. John McWhirter 3
31. Joseph O’Connor 1
32. John Overdurf/USA 14 (7 + 7)
33. Joseph Riggio/USA 1
34. Eric Robbie 8 (with Dr Richard Bandler for 5 years)
35. Julian Russell 10
36. John Seymour 1
37. David Shephard 18 (3 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 5)
38. Julie Silverthorn/USA As per Prof John Overdurf
39. Carmen Bostic St Clair/USA As per John Grinder
40. Penny Tompkins As per James Lawley
41. Dr Michael Yapko/USA 2
42. Ardie James/USA As per Dr Tad James
43. Lorrie James/USA As per Dr Tad James
44. Pete Cohen 1
45. Dr Suzi Strang 1
46. Stever Robbins/USA 1 (MBA Harvard)

(plus studied many hundreds of books, tapes, CD’s, etc)