Spain's 'ZP effect' and the political hypnosis nobody disputes
The theory that Zapatero used NLP and trance techniques to manipulate those around him resurfaces, with no conclusive evidence but with fierce supporters and detractors.
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Spain's 'ZP effect' and the political hypnosis nobody disputes
The thesis that José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero used neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) techniques and trance patterns to control those around him is back in public debate, although the evidence is far from conclusive. According to this line of thinking, the former Spanish prime minister's slowed-down speaking style — the so-called 'trance tempo' — would have been a waking-state hypnotic induction, even responsible for his daughters' gothic style.
Supporters of this analysis argue that his apparent clumsiness and 'Bambi' image were in fact deliberate manipulation tools, designed to disarm his interlocutor. However, numerous accounts claim that, far from inducing submission, his rhetoric provoked outright rejection, especially among those who detected a false bonhomie. Some analysts hold that these techniques are common among great communicators and politicians, and that ZP simply took them to a higher level.
The debate stalls at one point: was ZP a calculating hypnotist or a clumsy politician who knew how to sell his image? The truth is that, with or without NLP, his communicative legacy still divides opinion two decades on.
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The thesis that José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero used neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) techniques and trance patterns to control those around him is back in public debate, although the evidence is far from conclusive. According to this line of thinking, the former Spanish prime minister's slowed-down speaking style — the so-called 'trance tempo' — would have been a waking-state hypnotic induction, even responsible for his daughters' gothic style.
Supporters of this analysis argue that his apparent clumsiness and 'Bambi' image were in fact deliberate manipulation tools, designed to disarm his interlocutor. However, numerous accounts claim that, far from inducing submission, his rhetoric provoked outright rejection, especially among those who detected a false bonhomie. Some analysts hold that these techniques are common among great communicators and politicians, and that ZP simply took them to a higher level.
The debate stalls at one point: was ZP a calculating hypnotist or a clumsy politician who knew how to sell his image? The truth is that, with or without NLP, his communicative legacy still divides opinion two decades on.
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