Rep Test

‘The Meaning of Communication Is The Response We Get’

The Representational Systems refer to how people process the world around them. Four primary systems were identified through the study of NLP. These four clearly link to styles of unconscious communication, ways of learning and processing information

By taking the test below you will learn what about your representational system

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Taking The Rep Test Online

A central tenet of NLP is that we interpret the world around us using one or more primary senses. There is, thankfully, a way to access this information and tap into the benefits of understanding which and how they are used – the Rep Test Online. This test plays a key role in uncovering how individuals represent the world.

If you stop and listen to the words people use in everyday speech, you will often hear repeated phrases that tell a lot about how they interpret their experiences and interactions. You will be familiar with many of them, such as “I see what you mean” and “I need to touch base with you” for example. But they are more than simple phrases, they tell you much about the person uttering them, they are windows into how their mind works. Being aware of these gives you a great way of establishing and building rapport with those with whom you interact by using the same language as they do.

The Representational Preference Test, or REP test for short, takes about five minutes to complete, and the results will enable you to identify your own, and others’ primary representational system.

With this information, you will be able to identify and tap into a person’s preferences and develop an effective way of communicating that connects directly with the unconscious mind and builds strong rapport.

To discover your primary representational system, simply complete the test.

Interpreting Your Results

So, you have completed the Rep Test and you have your results. So, what next? Firstly, you need to understand what they mean, and the specifics of the language of each system. You are now able to use this information to support you in recognising the preferred communication of those with whom you interact.

You will be able to adapt your language to achieve the greatest impact. It will also help you in understanding why you may previously have struggled to engage with certain people.

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V: Visual

Often stand or sit with their heads and/or bodies erect, with their eyes up.
Will be breathing from the top of their lungs.
Often sit forward in their chair and may organise themselves through what they can see, lists, pictures etc.
Memorise by seeing pictures and are less distracted by noise.
Often have trouble remembering verbal instructions because their minds tend to wander.
I will be interested in how your program LOOKS

We will use the visual language list

A: Auditory

Auditory people will quite often move their eyes sideways.
Will breathe from the middle of their chest.
Typically talk to themselves and can be easily distracted by noise. (Some even move their lips when they talk to themselves)
Can repeat things back to you easily, they learn by listening, and usually like music and talking on the phone.
Memorise by steps, procedures, and sequences (sequentially).
Auditory people like to be TOLD how they’re doing and respond to a certain tone of voice or set of words.
They will be interested in what you have to say about your program and verbal communication with them is key.

I will use language from the auditory list.

K: Kinaesthetic

Kinaesthetic people will typically be breathing from the bottom of their lungs, you will see their stomach go in and out when they breathe.
Often move and talk very slowly.
Respond to physical rewards and touching. They also stand closer to people than a visual person would like.
Memorise by doing or walking through something.
Will be interested in your program if it “feels right”, or if you can give them something they can grasp

Use the kinaesthetic language list.

Ad: Auditory Digital

Will spend a fair amount of time talking to themselves.
Will want to know if your program “makes sense”.
The auditory digital person can exhibit characteristics of the other major representational systems and they will often be logical, and analytical and may ask lots of questions to seek clarification and understanding.
Need to be given more time to allow an explanation of what is being done and why and for questions

Use Auditory Digital Language