Meta Model is a linguistic and questioning technique used by coaches to help clear ambiguities in the client’s language and clarify what they’re saying vs what they mean.
Areas of Misinterpretation
The essence of Meta Model Questions comes down to breaking down conversations into three broad areas of misinterpretation – generalization, deletion, and distortion.
Generalization
Generalization means force-fitting experiences, thoughts, and beliefs into situations similar in nature – though they might be unidentical in many different aspects
Deletion takes place when we choose to focus on one or few parameters that are convenient to us and selectively leave out other details that could
also be relevant.
Deletion
Distortion takes place when we twist or distort a situation and draw a conclusion that may be radically different
from the reality.
Distortion
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