Stage Hypnotist Training By Wayne Perkins Professional Stage Hypnotist
Lesson 1: What is Hypnosis?
1.0 Introduction ----------------------------1.1 The Basic Principles of Hypnosis ------1.2 Having Having Fun with with Hypnosis Hypnosis ------------------------1.3 The Dangers of Hypnosis ----------------------1.4 Exercises --------------------------------------1.5 Summary ---------------------------------
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1.0 Introduction by Wayne Perkins, Stage Hypnotist Greetings and welcome to the wonderful world of Professional Stage Hypnotism. My name is Wayne Perkins and I will be your instructor for these classes. I have been hypnotizing people of over 25 years and I am going to teach you the secrets and shortcuts involving stage hypnotism as well as the basic fundamentals. You can learn how to hypnotize other people to satisfy your curiosity, create a new income stream or learn a new fulltime profession. Regardless of your reason of downloading this class, I can help you achieve success in a very short time. The majority of stage hypnotists learned from reading a book and just trying the stuff out for themselves. Books are great and they will help you, however the quickest and easiest way is to get some great instructions and dive right into the material. Based upon the success habits of successful stage hypnotism students, here is the single most important tip that I can give you... Get off to a FAST and ORGANIZED start. To really organize you class, please print this e-book and keep it in a 3-ring binder. You can then add articles or new routines to the appropriate sections in the binder. Make sure you write notes where you feel notes are appropriate.
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Seek all the education you can. Learn to become the best Professional Stage Hypnotist in the country. 1.1 The Basic Principles of Hypnosis Question: What is hypnosis? Hypnosis refers to the extraordinary power words have when surrounded by our complete attention. When you are hypnotized you are actually in a very focused state of concentration. Many people think a hypnotized person is asleep because of all the relaxation. But this is not true. As a person goes deeper and deeper into hypnosis the concentration gets more and more pronounced. Back in the 1970s a professional boxer named Ken Norton would hypnotize himself before and while he was in the boxing ring. He became the heavyweight champion of the world by using hypnosis for concentration. Dolly Parton, the country singer/song-writer singer/song-writer used hypnosis to improve her song writing ability. Lilly Tomlin used hypnosis to become more creative in her comedy writing and performing. Sylvester Stallone used hypnosis to become more self-confident when he was selling the idea of the "Rocky" movies to Hollywood movie producers. Many sports figures use hypnosis to help them improve their sports performances. Think of hypnosis as super concentration because that is exactly what it is.
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Conscious and subconscious mind---Question: What are the conscious mind and the subconscious mind? Answer: The conscious mind is the part of the mind that we use to analyze and make decisions regarding movement or activities to engage in. We use our conscious mind all day long. Question: What is the sub-conscious mind? The sub-conscious mind is the part of the mind that is always active but operates behind the scenes unless we call upon it through meditation or hypnosis. By operating behind the scenes I mean whenever we engage in an automatic activity such as singing a song we "know by heart," drive a car, run on a treadmill or listen to music we have heard over and over again. Those all would be conscious activities if we were learning the song for the first time, learning how to drive for the first few times, getting on a treadmill for the first time or listening carefully to a new song. Our subconscious mind is like a computer. Once it is programmed it works on its own. In order to change the activity you must change the program A hypnotist is successful to the degree he can temporarily change the program, (with stage hypnosis) or permanently affect the program through hypnotherapy. For more information regarding frequently asked questions regarding hypnosis, go to the following URL when you are connected to the Internet. http://www.wayneperkins.net/hypnosis/faq.html
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1.2 Having Fun with Hypnosis
Hypnosis is fun. It is fun for the hypnotist and it is fun for the person being hypnotized. It is also a great deal of fun for people watching your performance. Since most hypnotic inductions suggest relaxation of all of the muscle groups, most of your hypnotic subjects, also known as hypnotees, really enjoy the process. Question 1.: Do people remember everything that happens to them when they are hypnotized? Answer: 1. People will remember everything that happens to them when they are hypnotized, unless you instruct them to forget. Many stage hypnotists like to tell them they will forget everything that happened to them on stage. The reason for this is because it will be proof to that individual that he/she was really hypnotized as other people will ask that person what happened, or why did you ask so strange when you were onstage? It will also prove to that person's friends that something strange really did happen.
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When I hypnotize on stage, sometimes I ask for "amnesia" and sometimes I don't. Remember that whenever you are hypnotizing an individual, keep in mind that they want to have fun and keep their interests and safety in the forefront of your mind. 1.3 The Dangers of Hypnosis
When you hypnotize an individual or a group, you will be developing a very deep rapport with that individual or group. You can count on people following every suggestion you give them and following it to the letter. With that in mind, you need to give suggestions to people that will not harm them physically or emotionally. You would never want to hypnotize a stranger, lay that stranger between two chairs with his head resting on one end and his feet resting on the opposite chair and then walk across his/her stomach. Many hypnotists still do that bit, and you have no idea if that person just came out of stomach surgery or has a serious physical problem. Always keep the safety and well being of the subject foremost in your mine.
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Question: What is so dangerous about hypnosis other than standing on someone's stomach? Answer: If you are taking a person back in time, for example, you may trigger a very traumatic experience that doesn't lend itself to entertainment. You NEVER want to suggest that a person is getting an electric shock or that he is going to be physically burned. Very suggestible subjects will not only feel the burns but also have physical burns appear on their bodies. There is no place for physical harm in a hypnotism show. There are thousands of hypnosis phenomena you can produce that are funny and will not harm anyone. Question? What about removing the affects of the show? Answer: You must always remove the affects of the show. If you made the hypnotic subject hot or cold, happy or sad, or affected any of the senses, you have to always make sure you suggest that all of the affects will be removed when the subject awakens from hypnosis. Otherwise the person may carry those affects into his conscious, waking state of mind. We will go into this further as you learn how to hypnotize your first subjects.
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1.4 Hypnosis Exercises
In order to get to know what hypnosis is really like I have created an exercise especially for you. During the exercise I want you to read the directions, memorize them and then follow the procedure. Exercise: Try Hypnosis on for Size
Directions
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1. Put on some soft music. 2. Light a candle and place it on a table in such a way that you will be able to see the flickering flame of the candle at about eye level when you are sitting comfortably in the chair. 3. Write down on a piece of paper that you want to focus on a wonderful even that you experienced some time ago. 4. Then sit down in the chair, read the words that you just have written and close your eyes when they begin to water or feel tired. 5. Listen to the music and think about that time in your life when you had a very wonderful experience. Memorize the steps above and then complete the exercise.
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Feedback After the exercise is over write down answers to these questions. You can write them down on this page. 1. How did you feel during the exercise?
2. How did your eyes feel staring at the flickering flame?
3. Did you feel peaceful and relaxed during the exercise?
4. How vividly did you remember the experience of the past?
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1.5 Summary In this lesson you learned how to get a quick and organized start by creating a binder for each lesson. You include your own personal notes as you progress through the course. You learned the hypnosis is focused concentration. It is not sleep. Many movie and sports celebrities use hypnosis to improve their performance. In hypnosis you are communicating with your powerful subconscious mind, which acts as a computer. Although hypnosis is fun it can be dangerous. Make sure you always give suggestions that will not cause any harm. You will learn more about that in future lessons. I wish you success in your future lesson!
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Lesson Two: How to Select Your First Hypnotic Subject
Table of Contents 2.0 How to Select Your First Subject--------------2.1 Exercise 1: Making a List and checking it twice ------2.2 How to guarantee success with your first subject ---------2.3 Pre-hypnosis Your Guarantee for Success! -----------2.4 Hypnosis Experiments in the Waking State-------------------13
2.5 Exercises for Further Learning ----------------2.6 Summary-------------------------------------
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2.0: How to Select Your First Hypnotic Subject Questions: How do I select my very first subject? Why are you asking me before I have learned how to hypnotize? Answers: You need to begin thinking of whom you would like to hypnotize. In the next lesson you will learn how to hypnotize and that lesson is coming quick. Who makes a good first subject? Everyone wants to be hypnotized! Yes, even your biggest skeptics want to be hypnotized. However, it's best to find a willing subject first. Even though the temptation is to ask a close friend or relative if they want to be hypnotized, I would wait until you have had many successes under your belt. Hypnosis is a very subjective state of mind. Belief in your abilities as a hypnotist is the key. Your close friends may know that you are just starting out and may fail only because they are trying too hard to please you. Or they may fail because deep down inside, they don't believe in your abilities to hypnotize. On the other hand, complete strangers make the best hypnotic subjects when starting out. If they have never been hypnotized before, even if you have a little knowledge, you are way ahead of them. You begin by finding strangers in social clubs you may belong to, or people that overhear you talking about hypnosis. Maybe you join a
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night class at a community college and when someone asks you what you do, you tell them, I am a hypnotist. Usually the inquiring person will say, "I have never been hypnotized before, will you hypnotize me?" Then they will ask, "How much do you charge?" Since you are new and don't really know how to hypnotize much less fix something that is wrong with them, you respond with. "I will work with you for free." I have a new technique I am trying out and I need volunteers to work with until I feel more comfortable with it." "When would you like to be hypnotized?" Then off you go. You have your first willing subject. Since you are not going to charge the person for your service, you will have someone who will work with you. If you ever decide to become a professional hypnotist and charge money for your services, you have someone that will praise your services, because of the successful experience he had with you.
Keys to Success
Hypnosis involves credibility. Subjects have to believe you have the skill to hypnotize. Hypnosis involves belief. The person has to believe that something will go on as a result of your personal intervention. Hypnosis requires rapport with your subjects. They have to trust you and like you. Even if they respond as a great hypnotic subject for 16
someone else, they may not respond to you because they don't like you. Because all of this is happening at a subconscious level, they may not demonstrate the fact that they like or don't like you. 2.1 Exercise 1: Making a List and checking it Twice -------
Make a list of places you go to on a regular basis where you may engage in conversation with a stranger. Remember that strangers will make some of the best hypnotic subjects because they have no reason to doubt your abilities. Hypnotizing personal friends will work much better once you establish a reputation as a hypnotist. Along side the list of places you may find your first hypnotic subject, include names of people you meet that will be interested in becoming your first hypnotic subjects. Make a list of places you will find your first hypnotic subject and add to the list as you proceed through the stage hypnotism course. 1. Work ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 2. Social organizations ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 17
_____________________ _________________________________ _______________ ___ _____________________ _________________________________ _______________ ___ 3. Church _____________________ _________________________________ _______________ ___ _____________________ _________________________________ ________________ ____ _____________________ _________________________________ ________________ ____ _____________________ _________________________________ ________________ ____ 4. Other _____________________ _________________________________ _______________ ___ _____________________ _________________________________ ________________ ____ _____________________ _________________________________ ________________ ____ _____________________ _________________________________ ________________ ____
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----------------------------------------------------------------2.2 How to Guarantee Success with Your First Subject S ubject ----------------------------------------------------------------Once you have completed the exercises in this lesson on hypnotizing you will be coming back to this page to remind yourself how to guarantee success for your first subject. After completing the exercise exercise in part 2.1 of this lesson, I want you you to ask one of the above individuals to engage in a hypnosis experiment experiment with you. Remember to say that you are trying out a new technique and you would appreciate the help in conducting the experiment. The subject will usually be excited about helping out and may share some previous hypnosis experiences with you. 19
Make sure you listen to the person very carefully for he/she will give you some very good feedback on what worked and what didn't work during the previous session. If the person has had no previous experience being hypnotized, then your chances of success improve, as you will not be compared with somebody else.
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People that are getting ready to become hypnotized for the first time tim e have several issues you want to address before the session. This will help guarantee your success as a hypnotist. Here are the issues or questions the subject will be thinking about. 1. Will I remember everything everything that happened during the hypnotic session? 2. Can I get stuck in hypnosis? 3. Will I tell you something I don't want to tell you about my past? 4. How long will I be under? 5. Can I hear other things going on in the room while I am hypnotized? 6. Can you make me do something I don't want to do? -------------------------Your Pre-hypnosis Briefing -------------------------You will always want to use a pre-hypnosis briefing for all of your subjects and clients. I will give you a briefing that will include all six elements. Feel free to use this briefing word for word or re-design it any way you seem necessary. Make sure you include all six elements. This will be good practice for all of you future sessions with hypnotizing individuals and well as hypnotizing groups.
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-------Briefing -------This is going to be fun! Many people have concerns about hypnosis. At any time feel free to ask any questions but let me go over a few things most people are curious about. Many people wonder, if they will remember everything that happens during the hypnosis session. You will remember anything you wish to remember and forget anything you wish to forget. When subjects volunteer to do stage shows, many times they will forget most of the things going on because the things they do, may be embarrassing to discuss with their friends attending the show. However, if they wish to remember everything that happens, they will remember everything that happens while under hypnosis. Another concern many people have is if they can get stuck in hypnosis. Hypnosis is a state of awareness and a state of total concentration. It takes a great deal of effort to concentrate intently. It is physically impossible to keep that concentration up for a very long time. Another concern many people have is if they will tell me something that they would never tell another person. For example, this may be a secret you don't want to reveal to anyone. 22
Make sure you tell your subject the following. "I can assure you that you will not reveal anything to me that you don't wish to reveal." "In hypnosis you always retain the freedom of choice." "You may also wonder, how long will you be under hypnosis?" "You will be under hypnosis for just a couple of minutes." "Another question everyone has is, "will I hear everything that is going on in the room?" "Many hypnotic subjects will hear every sound that is going on since hypnosis is a heightened state of consciousness." "Other people will only hear my voice." "They will tune out the normal sounds going on around them." "The last concern people have is if I will make them do something they don't want to do." "The answer is no." "You always do what you wish to do." "I may ask you to do 10 things and you only do 8." "You may do all 10 things." "You determine how deeply and to what degree you will be hypnotized." "Do you have any other questions?" "If not, let us proceed."
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2.4 Hypnosis Experiments In the Waking State Now that you have answered all of the questions your subject may ask you are ready to proceed in experiments in the waking state. The waking state of hypnosis is actually a very light state of hypnosis. Many times this state is good enough for a stage show, however it is your goal to learn stage hypnosis in a very short period of time. Success at waking hypnosis helps you achieve success very quickly. It is also fun for the subject! We will work with three experiments in the state of waking hypnosis. We will not work with a specific hypnosis induction during this lesson. However, as you learn how to effectively deliver suggestions in the waking state, you can use this state to develop very rapid inductions where the subject will be deeply hypnotized in just a few seconds. So let's get started.
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Waking Hypnosis Experiment 1. Hands Raising and Lowering >>Purpose<< ------------The purpose of this exercise is to get your subject cooperating with you and the hypnotizing process. You are going to create subconscious activity and have a visual guide as to how effective you are giving suggestions. ==>Hands Raising and Lowering<== For this exercise have the subject stand facing you. Tell the subject that you are going to test his/her imagination. Have the subject stand in front of you with arms outstretched, palms facing toward the ground. His legs will be spread apart about to shoulder width. Ask the subject to look at his arms as they push out towards you to make sure they are perfectly level and perfectly straight. The subject's arms should be stretched out toward you and be parallel with the floor. This will make the subject appear as if he/she is sleepwalking. As the subject is standing, facing you with his/her arms outstretched toward you, say the following: "Look at your arms and make sure they are perfectly level, perfectly straight." 25
"Now that you are assured that they are perfectly level, perfectly straight close your eyes down tight, shutting out the light." "Keep your hands and arms level outstretched and listen to the following suggestions." "Imagine that a heavy weight is tied to your right hand pulling it down toward the floor." "It is a very heavy weight and is pulling your hand down toward the floor." "At the same time, pretend that a helium filled balloon is tied to your left hand pulling it high up into the air." "Left hand going high up in the air, right hand going down, down and down toward the floor." "Left hand going up, up, up in the air, right hand moving down, down, down toward the floor. Your left hand is moving up, up, up in the air, right hand is moving down, down, toward the floor." "Now at the count of three open your eyes keeping your hands and arms exactly as they are right now." "All right, one, two, three eyes open." "Look at your arms." ----------------------==>End of exercise<== ----------------------
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Hypnosis involves imagination. If your subject is very imaginative and is listening and following your directions you will find his/her arms separated by your suggestions of heavy weight and light balloon. If the arms are separated by about a foot or more in distance of travel either up or down, (Or Both) you can be assured that your subject is following your directions correctly and is using concentration that will lead into a deeper hypnotic state later on. Congratulate your subject for his/her concentration and ask if volunteering for another exercise would be acceptable. Let us proceed now to the second exercise in waking hypnosis title, eyes locking.
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Waking Hypnosis Experiment 2. Eyes Locking ==>Purpose<==
The purpose of this experiment is to activate the subject's imagination that will take him/her into the realm of doing something that is a little frightening. Many hypnotists do this experiment first, but I find I get a better response in stage shows if I can have the subject achieve something that is a little less frightening first. I don't want to send many stage volunteers back to their seats during a performance. Many subjects are afraid to give you this kind of control over them. You need to gain their confidence before challenging them in a situation that may have a high probability of failure. You be the judge as you experiment with your subjects.
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------------------==>Eyes Locking<== ------------------Have your subject sitting up in a chair with his feet flat on the floor, hands resting on his lap. Fingers separated so they don't touch each other. Tell the subject that you are going to give some powerful suggestions that will lock his eyes shut temporarily. Tell him after he has tested his eyelids to make sure they are stuck you will give suggestions that will release his eyes and he will be able to open them easily. Here is what you will say. "Sit up in your chair with your feet flat on the floor and your hands resting in your lap. Separate your fingers so they do not touch." "Inhale deeply and as you exhale, push any tension out of your lungs." "Now in a moment I am going to count to three." "When I count three you will find that your eyelids will be stuck together so tightly that you will not be able to open them no matter how hard you try." "You will try as hard as you can to open your eyes at that time and as hard as you try, you will discover that your eyes will be locked tightly in place." "I will then snap my finger directly by your ear." When you hear me snap my finger by your ear your eyes will open immediately." "To begin close your eyes down tight and fasten your eyelids down tightly."
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"One, your eye lids are locking down tight, tight, tight. "Two, your eyelids are locking down and sticking, tighter, tighter, tighter." "Three, your eyelids are closed and stuck that way, try as hard as you can to open them, try as hard as you can. It is impossible to open your eyelids, they are firmly stuck together." "I am now snapping my finger by your ear." (Snap your fingers loudly behind the subject's left or right ear. When you were challenging your subject to open his eyes let your voice raise in pitch and excitement) You want to allow the subject to experience of failing to open his eyes because of your suggestions) Once you have achieved the eye fastening technique that can be a very scary thing for your subject to go through, you can assume that your subject is ready to go deeper into hypnosis. Your subject will be a very willing subject. Now ask the subject how he/she feels and explain that you have one more experiment that will be fun. ==>End of Exercise<==
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Waking Hypnosis Experiment 3. Altering the Sense of Balance ==> Purpose: <== ----------------The purpose of this experiment is to alter the sense of balance in such a way as to prove that their is a kind of invisible force that you are able to create in the mind of the subject. Once you are comfortable with performing this exercise, you will find it very interesting for audiences of your stage shows. Demonstrating movement is always a hit with audience. This is a convincer to the subject that something strange and different is happening and it is a convincer to the audience that the individual is under your "control." --------------------------------------==> Altering the Sense of Balance <== --------------------------------------For this experiment you are going to affect your subject's sense of balance to literally knock your subject off of his feet. By now you have achieved a level of trust and rapport on the part of the subject. Before you begin take note that even though you will be asking the subject to fall back in i n your arms, every once in a while the subject will
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fall forward in exactly the opposite direction you are asking him/her to fall. Be on the alert. It may happen one out of a hundred times, but if it happens with your very first subject you may think that you are doing something wrong. You are not doing anything wrong. When the subject does exactly the opposite of what you are asking, he/she is concentrating in hypnosis but is resisting you personally for some reason. In a stage show you would just send the performer back to the audience, but since you are only working with one person in a personal experiment, you don't want to mention to your subject that he/she is resisting you. You will just congratulate your subject on the accomplishment of altering the sense of balance through the magic of suggestion and the magic of hypnosis. For this experiment you are going to have the subject stand about 4 feet from a wall and facing the wall. You are going to be standing directly behind the subject and you will be giving suggestions that imply that the subject's sense of balance will change and he/she will fall directly back into your arms. Direct the subject to stare at a spot on the wall or ceiling that is about 2 or 3 feet above his head so he has to raise his chin and look up to see the spot on the wall or ceiling. Then direct the subject to place his feet together and stand up as straight as he/she can and continue staring at the spot on the wall or ceiling. You are behind the subject at the time and position yourself to brace against the weight of your subject's body as your subject loses balance and falls back. Direct your subject like this: 32
"With your feet together stand up straight and put your head back so you can view an imaginary spot on the wall or ceiling." "I am going to be directly behind you and will catch you as you lose your balance and fall directly back into my arms." "You will be perfectly safe as you fall back directly into my arms." "As you stare at the imaginary spot, you will feel an invisible force drawing you back into my arms." "You are falling back, back and back into my arms." (By this time you will see a rocking back and forth motion by your subject as he/she is losing balance. If there is no movement yet, continue to repeat the above statement until the rocking motion starts. If there is a visible rocking and swaying movement by your subject then continue with the following) "This invisible force is pulling you back, back, back into my arms." "You are falling back, back, back into my arms." "Safely falling back into my arms." "Over, over, over, back into my arms." Continue with the above statement until your subject has fallen into your arms. Never doubt in your mind that the subject will fall. He/she will fall as long as you give the suggestions positively and you see in your mind that the subject is falling back into your arms. Once the subject has fallen back into your arms, ask how he/she feels? You may notice a glazed look on the face of your subject. If you achieve that glazed look, you know you are on the right track. This subject will work very well for you in a stage hypnotism environment. If the subject does not have a glazed over look, that is okay as well.
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As long as you achieve achieve the falling back into your your arms effect you have accomplished what some people call Waking Hypnosis and Waking Suggestion. Even though you have not learned a single "hypnotic induction" yet, many hypnotic effects can be achieved with only the Waking Hypnosis condition present. This is very exciting. You have accomplished a great deal today on your road to success as a professional stage hypnotist.
----------------------------------------------------------------2.5 Exercises for Further Learning --------------------------------------------------------------------------------In this lesson you learned how to find your first hypnotic subject. You also learned how to induce Waking Hypnosis using 3 exercises. During this week focus on getting at least 3 individuals to agree to your hypnosis experiments. Remember to "feel" you are the expert. Remember to practice your pre-hypnosis routine to cover the 6 questions that every subject wants answered. Then proceed with each of your subjects, one at a time and write down your notes about what happened during each session, either in the space below or on a separate page and include it in Lesson 2, in your three ring binder.
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Notes from Your 3 Subjects Subject #1: Name:
What happened during the session?
Subject #2: Name:
What happened during the session?
Subject #3: Name:
What happened during the session?
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2.6 Summary "The Power of 3" You have taken the big step. You have told people that you are a hypnotist and you have completed your first hypnotic experiment. Don't go any further until you have successfully completed the 3 Waking Hypnosis Exercises on 3 individuals, during 3 separate appointments. The confidence you will pick up during these experiments will go a long way in helping you achieve success as a professional stage hypnotist in just a few weeks. Good luck!
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Lesson Three: Practice With Your First Hypnotic Induction
Table of Contents 3.0 Elements of A Stage Hypnosis Induction--------------3.1 Your First Hypnotic Induction------3.2 Follow-up With Your Hypnotic Subject ---------3.3 Exercises for Success! -----------3.4 Exercises for Further Learning ----------------3.5 Summary-------------------------------------
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3.0 Elements of A Stage Hypnosis Induction
There are seven elements to a great stage hypnosis induction. They are: 1. Expectation 2. Focus 3. Control 4. Relaxation 5. Deepening 6. Post-hypnotic suggestions 7. Awakening
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You will be doing 3 things at the same time. Each step then, must be memorized. After a few dozen shows, you may find other things that work well for you. By memorizing each step now and knowing where you are in the hypnotic process at all times, you will have a very high rate of success in hypnotizing people. ---------------------------==>1. Expectation <== ---------------------------Your subjects must expect success during the hypnotic induction. You must expect success and your audience must expect success. The best way to guarantee success with your hypnotic induction is to set up your expectations. As a hypnotist you will find yourself setting up predictions on what is going to happen at the count of three or when you snap your fingers, or when you say a particular word. By setting up predictable outcomes, your volunteers have time to create and amplify your suggestions in their heads. They have time to create the situations that you are asking them to create. For example, one of the first predictable outcomes you convey to your volunteers is: "You will find this experience to be an enjoyable one." "You will have fun as the result of your being here on stage." Once the show is over, if someone asks on of your subjects how he/she felt being hypnotized, he/she will say something like, "I found this experience to be an enjoyable one." "I had fun as a result of being on stage."
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------------------------------==>2. Focus <== ------------------------------Hypnosis is concentration. In order for your subjects to become hypnotized they must be able to concentrate. The problem is that people around them in the audience and even on stage will try to distract them. This is why you must teach each volunteer how to concentrate and get into the hypnotic state of mind quickly. You will tell your subjects to concentrate. You will tell them often in the hypnotic induction. Some statements you may use to get your subjects to concentrate better are the following: "Focus your attention on each and every word that I say." "Listen to each and every word that I say." 41
"You are concentrating on each and every word that I say." Hypnosis is concentration. Many people believe it is sleep. It is not. Hypnosis is a heightened state of concentration. If you keep reminding your subjects to "concentrate" while being on stage, the laughter and noise of the audience will not distract them. Each volunteer on stage will feel as if you are just talking to him. ----------------------------------------==> 3. Control <== ----------------------------------------In order to have a great presentation you must maintain control. Sometimes it isn't easy. In fact if it is easy, everyone would be a stage hypnotist and no one would be able to make a living at it. The fact that you will conduct yourself as if everything is happening exactly as planned will separate you from the beginners. A stage hypnotism show is the most exciting show in entertainment, because you will never know exactly how things will turn out. I was performing a stage show at a high school in Illinois many years ago and I knew I was in trouble when the principal greeted me in the office and told me that he wanted to surprise all of the students. He did not tell his students that a hypnotist would be the entertainment during an assembly program. None of these students had ever seen a stage hypnotist and none had any idea of what would go on.
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I gave my usual opening presentation where I explain what hypnosis is and what to expect. When I asked for volunteers, no one came forth. I couldn't believe it! If no one volunteers, there will be no show. Finally I told them they would have nothing to fear. I told them this was going to be fun. I told them by participating in this show they would get better test scores as a result. The I motioned for people to come up on stage. The entire bleachers unloaded and every student and teacher ran to the 16 chairs that were set up on stage! It took about 10 minutes before I could get control and finally get just 16 people to stay and send everyone else back to the bleachers. The show finally started and it went well. Always remember, you need to do everything you can to maintain control. You control the principal by getting him to announce a head of time that a hypnotist is coming to the school to demonstrate some funny but amazing things using student volunteers. You control the students by explaining that you are going to ask for "16 volunteers to fill the seats, here on stage." You control by telling each of your volunteers that you will make this hypnosis experience an enjoyable one for him. One more thing, if you find someone resisting you or being a wise guy as he comes up to volunteer, you need to send that person back quickly. One person can ruin your show by pretending to be hypnotized and then as soon as your back is turned he winks at the audience and lets them know he is making a fool of you.
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In every case when I have sent someone back that has been exhibiting that behavior, your audiences will applause. The audience wants you and the volunteers to succeed. You will only be successful to the degree you maintain control. Remember this line: "When in doubt, toss him out." Maintain control!
---------------------------------------==> 4. Relaxation <== ---------------------------------------Relaxation is great but it is not necessary for hypnosis! I bet you didn't know that before. The major reason you ask for hypnosis during an induction, is that it settles the volunteer down, it helps you establish control, and it allows the audience to see contrast with the active parts of the show. During the stage hypnotism demonstration, you need to keep the audience interested. You create more interest by using the contrast of relaxation and movement. Think of major action movies you have seen. Did you ever notice that the movies that seem to have the most action also have very slow moving sections. The reason you need relaxation in a stage hypnotism show is to create a more active show!
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-----------------------------------==> 5. Deepening <== -----------------------------------Deepening the hypnotic condition or the hypnotic trance is something you do often during your hypnotic induction. You may also use deepening techniques during the show after you have completed the hypnotic induction. Hypnosis involves concentration and many times a volunteer can wake from the hypnotic condition and wonder what is going on. You need to re-hypnotize that individual and quickly deepen his trance condition. When you begin your hypnotic induction you want to make sure you use deepening techniques. Some methods of deepening the hypnotic induction include: A. Counting Backwards B. Touching the subject C. Using specific words and phrases D. Compounding suggestion I will demonstrate with examples for each technique of deepening. Once you read the actual induction you will be able to quickly identify deepening techniques. Use a variety of techniques because you can never tell how subjects will respond to any one technique.
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-----------------------------==> A. Counting Backwards <== ----------------------------This is easy. During the hypnotic induction you will say something like this: "In a moment I am going to count down from 5 down to 1. With every count you will find yourself going deeper and deeper into hypnosis" Or you may say: "As I count from 50 down to 1, you will find yourself going deeper and deeper to sleep. 50, 49, 48, etc."
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I will set up the deepening effect by saying the following: "As I touch you on the back of the neck, you will relax the muscles of your neck allowing your head to fall forward on your chest." "When your head falls on your chest you will go deeper and deeper asleep." I will be using examples the rest of the lessons on additional deepening techniques. ------------------------------------------==> C. Using Specific Words or Phrases <== ------------------------------------------You may use specific words or phrases to deepen hypnosis. For example, you might say, "each and every time you hear me say the word "relaxation," you will relax instantly, going deeper and deeper into hypnosis." You might use a phrase like, "each time you hear me say, "Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here tonight," you will go deeper and deeper into hypnosis.
------------------------------------==> D. Compounding Suggestion <== ------------------------------------You develop a natural deepening in your volunteers as you compound suggestion.
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Just as compounding interest on your savings plan is a good thing, compounding suggestion in your hypnosis inductions is a good thing. One way to compound suggestion is to create expectation for the compounding by saying this: "Each and every activity that you perform will send you into a deeper state of relaxation." "Your success in achieving the hypnotic phenomena will allow you to go deeper and deeper asleep." You will see many more examples of compounding as we progress through the lessons. ---------------------------------------==> 6. Post-hypnotic suggestions <== ---------------------------------------Post hypnotic suggestions are used in every stage hypnosis induction. A post hypnotic suggestion is a suggestion or group of suggestions you give your subjects or volunteers just before you awaken them from hypnosis. You give your volunteers post-hypnotic suggestions that they will carry out when they are fully awake. The suggestions are given in a way that tells the volunteer that he will do something every time he hears or sees a specific cue. For example, you might say, "after you awaken from hypnosis, each and every time I point my finger directly at your forehead, you will do deeply to sleep." Or you might say, "at the count of 5 you will awaken from hypnosis. Each and every time you hear me say the word "sleep" you will instantly go deep into hypnosis."
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In the above examples you are setting the up the volunteer to become instantly hypnotized without a formal induction. Hypnotherapists use post-hypnotic suggestions to re-hypnotize their clients quickly for their client's additional scheduled visits. This allows the therapist more time to work on their client's problems. They don't have to spend as much time with the mechanics of the hypnotic induction. ----------------------------------------==> 7. Awakening <== ---------------------------------------- As you can imagine, the awakening part of the hypnosis induction is very important. If you can't awaken your subject, there won't be much of a show. Awakening the subject is easy. Hypnosis is concentration. If you walked away for 15 minutes from your volunteers, most of them would awaken on their own. Their concentration would be broken by the fact that they are getting no more verbal input from you. If you had a heart attack and died in front of your audience, they would awaken on their own rather quickly. However, you want to create a pleasant experience around awakening. It is great showmanship as well as it gives your subjects time to rid themselves of any hypnotic influences they don't want to carry back to their job or school. You will awaken your subjects at least two times during a typical stage show.
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You awaken your subjects when you want them to perform a posthypnotic suggestion, and you awaken your subjects at the end of your show to send them back to the audience. Here is an example of how you awaken your subjects. You will say, "at the count of five you will be wide awake." "You will full of energy and you will feel like you are back to normal." "All hypnosis effects will be removed." All right, one, two, three, you are beginning to return to normal, four, FIVE." "Wide awake, and alert. You are feeling good in every way." Note: This is the awakening at the end of the show. If you are giving your induction during the show and want them to perform, you would not remove the hypnosis effects.
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You are about to give your first hypnotic induction. I am going to use all of the elements we discussed in your first induction. You will memorize your first induction. By committing your hypnosis induction to memory, you will be confident that you are giving the correct information to your subjects.
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Before giving the hypnotic induction use the three waking hypnosis exercises you practiced in lesson two. It will be much easier to hypnotize if you begin with the waking hypnosis exercises and then move into the hypnotic induction. What you are accomplishing here is the first five activities of your show. 1. You will use your pre-hypnosis speech in addressing your audience and volunteers. 2-4. You will give your volunteers three waking hypnosis exercises that will entertain your audience. 5. You will complete a hypnotic induction. As you practice your induction on your first hypnotic subjects, keep in mind the big picture. You will be using the same words and activities in you professional stage hypnotism show! ----------------------------------------==> Begin With Your Previous Subjects <== ----------------------------------------To begin, let us use the same 3 hypnosis volunteers you used during the Waking Hypnosis Experiments. For this induction you will only work with one person. Working with only one individual will allow you to notice many of the physical changes that take place while someone is under hypnosis. Also, this induction may seem rather short to you. The reason that it is short is because the earlier experiments you perform on your hypnotic subjects as well as your pre-hypnosis talk have conditioned your subjects in a way that will make them enter the hypnotic condition rather quickly. 51
Remember that you need to begin with the pre-hypnosis talk followed by the three experiments using waking hypnosis. Now you are ready to begin our first induction. This induction will be an eyes open induction. What that means is that your subjects begin the exercise with their eyes open. The induction begins immediately after the third experiment from lesson 2.
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--------------------==> Instructions <== -------------------Tell your subject to begin by sitting up in his chair with his feet flat on the floor, hands resting in his lap or on his thighs with his fingers separated so they do not touch. Next, use a glass marble, a crystal ball, or you can raise the palm of your hand and ask your subject to focus his attention on it. For this example, lets pretend you have your subject focusing on a crystal ball. Make sure that as your subject is watching the crystal ball that he/she has to look up at around a 45-degree angle. By looking up your subject's eyes will tire more quickly. Now here is an induction I want you to memorize that will contain all of the elements we discussed earlier in this lesson. --------------------------------------------==> Induction 1. <== Eyes Open --------------------------------------------"Focus your attention on the crystal ball as I move it from side to side" "As you focus on the crystal ball you will find that your body is relaxing, deeply relaxing" "All of your tension is just drifting away."
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"Listen to each and every word that I say." "Soon you will be slipping into a very relaxing state of hypnosis." "Now we are going to take three, slow, deep breaths." Ready, inhale slowly, hold it, now exhale." "Push all of the tension out of your lungs." "Let's take a second deep breath." "Hold it." "Let it go." "Let all of the tension leave your body, now." "Now take your third deep breath and as you do, close your eyelids down, shutting out the light." "This will help you relax even more." "Let all of the tension leave your lungs, now." "From head to toe, all of your muscles are relaxing." "Each and every breath that you take is sending you deeper and sounder into hypnosis." "Concentrate on each and every word that I say." "You are relaxing more with each and every breath that you take and each and every sound that you hear." "Now as you sit comfortably in your chair, I am going to count backward from ten down to one." "With every count you will find yourself going deeper and deeper into hypnosis." "Your mind will always be keen and alert as your body is relaxing, perfectly." "All right, 10, you are going deeper asleep, 9, deeper and sounder asleep, 8, 7, 6, relaxing more with every breath that you take, 5 going deeper and sounder asleep, 4, relaxing deeply, 3, going deeper and sounder asleep, 2, 1, you are deep asleep." 54
"Nothing will disturb you, just listen to the sound of my voice." "In a moment, I am going to touch you on your back." "When I touch you on your back, let your head fall forward on your chest." "As your head falls forward, your neck muscles will relax, sending you deeper and sounder asleep." (Then touch his/her back) "Now you are relaxing deeply in hypnosis." "Even though we have been resting for just a few minutes, when you emerge from hypnosis you will feel as if you were sleeping deeply for a long time." "You will emerge from hypnosis feeling wonderfully alive and alert and better than you have ever felt before." In a moment I am going to count to five." At the count of five you will be wide awake, alert, feeling good in every way." "Each and every time today when I ask you to sit back down in this chair you will go deeply into hypnosis." "In the future, each and every time I ask you to sit in this special chair you will go deeply into hypnosis." "All right, one you are beginning to emerge from this wonderful state of mind, two, three prepare yourself now, four, FIVE." "Wide awake and alert." "You are feeling good in every way."
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---------------------------------3.3 Exercises for Success! --------------------------------Congratulations! You have successfully induced hypnosis in your first volunteer. If you have successfully drive home the pre-hypnosis briefing and handled the 6 basic questions you will eliminate most of the objections centered on the hypnosis experience. Now you need to follow up with your volunteer to find out what he/she though of the experience. Here is a handy form to use. Notes:
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Induction Evaluation Form Record your reactions and thoughts to this induction by answering the following questions. 1. What was the first thing you thought about as you finished the exercise?
2. How did you feel during the exercise?
3. How do you feel now?
4. Did you have any unusual sensations as you were listening to your voice?
5. List anything that you felt was "memorable" during the exercise.
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3.4 Exercises for Further Learning A. Record your inductions: Using a recording device, record your induction. Then play it back and listen to how you sound. What would you like to improve in your speech and delivery? Are you talking loud enough? Are you emphasizing words, like "sleep" "relax," and other words associated with hypnosis? If you were a subject listening to this induction what would you change in the way you deliver each word and phrase? Do you feel your are talking too fast or too slow? Record each hypnosis session and then listen to your efforts once you are away from your volunteers. Use your recordings as learning tools to get better. B. Evaluate each volunteer. After each session while you are working one on one, use the evaluation form questions to learn more about your volunteers' perception of hypnosis. You will learn more from studying these evaluations than reading all of the hypnosis books you can find. Every volunteer teaches you something new. I have been hypnotizing over 26 years and I still learn new things about the hypnosis experience.
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----------------------------3.5 Summary ---------------------------Congratulations! You have learned a great deal about the practice of stage hypnotism in the last two lessons. This lesson taught you the major components of a successful stage induction and then you learned a stage induction. Commit this information to memory because as you work with groups of people on stage, you will be doing a variety of things that you have to think about while the basic hypnosis script is just flowing, as it is a part of you. As you develop your show in the upcoming lessons, you will be able to get very creative and not rely on memory. Good luck, Wayne Perkins, "The School Assembly Hypnotist"
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Lesson Four: Producing Stage Phenomena With One Person: Multiple Inductions and Phenomena --------------------------------------------------------------
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Table of Contents 4.0 Introduction--------------4.1 Perkins Scale of Stage Hypnosis Phenomena------4.2 Light Stage Phenomena ---------4.3 Medium Stage Phenomena -----------4.4 Exercises for Further Learning ----------------4.5 Summary-------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------4.0 Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always remember that you are accomplishing two things as we progress through these lessons. You are leaning how to hypnotize subjects for the purpose of stage entertainment and you are building your first stage hypnotism show. You will have to refer to the previous lessons and progress from there to the end of the course. So far you have selected your first hypnosis volunteers. You have used the pre-hypnosis briefing. You have used waking hypnosis on your first volunteers. You have hypnotized your first subjects. Now you will begin to produce the hypnosis phenomena that makes the stage show such great entertainment. Let us begin! 61
--------------------------------------4.1 Scale of Hypnosis Phenomena --------------------------------------In order to chop off many years of trial and error from your training, I am going to give you what I use to create my shows. I use the "Perkins Scale of Hypnosis Phenomena." The scale is a list of funny things that you can give in the order of high probability of success to low probability of success. You need to give your subjects easy tasks in the beginning of your show. By giving your subject easy tasks, you will actually deepen your hypnotic trance as the subject accomplishes one task after another. Each time he/she is successful in achieving a task, it is much easier for that person to achieve a more difficult task. As you are giving your show, the audience sees one exciting or interesting event after another. What you as a hypnotist see is a training session. You are training your subjects to become successful using the power of their own minds coupled with your skill as a hypnotist. In the Perkins Scale of Hypnosis Phenomena you have 3 stage of hypnosis. You have the light stage, the medium stage and the deep stage. Most of the best effects from your audiences' point of view will be the effects from the light and medium stages. This is going to fun! --------------------------------------
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4.2 Light Stage Phenomena ------------------------------------Once you have your subjects hypnotized as you did in the last lesson, you should be able to ask you subjects to produce any phenomena on this list and they should comply without any problem. If your subject does not comply or fails to achieve the phenomena it could be because your subject is resisting you. Remember, subjects are always in control and can refuse to engage in your experiments. Sometimes if the subject has slipped into a deeper state of hypnosis he/she may be responding very slowly. Therefore you will need to repeat the command to him. I am going to give you the list of experiments or hypnosis phenomena to give the person during the light stages of hypnosis and they I am going to give you the exact verbiage you use to your subjects to actually produce the phenomena. We will assume that you are working on one of your good subjects that you have just hypnotized from lesson three.
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hand levitation arm rigid and stiff leg rigid and stiff art of physical and mental abandonment
-----------------------------------------------------------==> Examples of how to deliver light hypnotic phenomena <== -----------------------------------------------------------When you are delivering suggestions to your subjects you must be always very positive in the way you deliver suggestions. Try not to be too "commanding." People respond best when they feel you are acting more as a coach than a drill instructor. You want the subject to feel comfortable and relaxed while at the same time you want audiences to be entertained. I am going to give you examples of the examples of the exact script I would be using when directing my subjects on stage. Most of the time I repeat myself twice in giving suggestions, as some people need the extra reinforcement. Many hypnotists only give the suggestion to create phenomena one time and expect their volunteers to hear and understand what is going on. If you wish to work in this fashion that is fine with me. Just understand that every hypnotist has his/her own comfort level and entertaining style.
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--------------------------------------==> Example A: Finger Levitation <== ------------------------------------- Assume for all of these examples that your subject is hypnotized and is sitting in the chair. You have not awakened your subject from his hypnosis session. He/she is sitting up in a chair with eyes closed concentration in your voice. The following is your script or what you will specifically say to obtain entertaining hypnotic phenomena. "As you are sitting up in your chair you are going deeper and sounder asleep." "You are going deeper and deeper into hypnosis." "Concentrate on the fingers of your hands." "Picture that you can see the fingers of your hands in your imagination." "As you picture the fingers of your hands you are going deeper and sounder asleep." "In a moment your fingers will begin to twitch." "As you think about the fingers of your hands they will become lighter in your lap and will begin to twitch and move" "The sensation of twitching and moving will send you deeper into hypnosis." "Your fingers are twitching and moving, sending you deeper and deeper into hypnosis." ----------------- A Note from Wayne ----------------- As you are watching your subject, you will notice by now that his/her fingers are twitching. They may twitch or move very slightly or may be moving quite visibly. If fingers are not moving at this time then keep repeating the above suggestions until you see definite movement.
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If you do see the finger movement then proceed with the following suggestions that are used to obtain further body movement.
----------------------------------==> Example B. Hand Levitation <== ----------------------------------"Now that your fingers are moving, you notice that your hands and arms are getting lighter in your lap." "Your hands and arms are feeling lighter and lighter." "They are getting lighter and lighter and they begin to move up in the air by themselves." "Your hands and arms are pushing out and are moving up, up, up in the air." Your hands and arms are moving up, up, up in the air." -------------------- A Note from Wayne -------------------- At this point your subject's hands and arms should be raising noticeably and pushing upward and outward. If you look at your subject's face, you may see blushing. Your goal is to get any kind of movement you can. Once you have an audience this experiment will 66
prove very interesting as the audience is witnessing automatic movement. So as the arms continue to move upward, your next move is to get the arms to stop while in this posture. You will also give your subject a post-hypnotic suggestion to create two more effects. You will create stiffness in your subject's arms that will not allow the subject to lower his/her arms. You will also give your subject post hypnotic suggestion to instantly bring him into a deeper state of hypnosis. Let us continue with the phenomena. -----------------------------------------------------------==> Example C. Arm Stiff and a Post-hypnotic suggestion <== ----------------------------------------------------------"Your hands and arms are going up, up, up in the air." "In a moment I am going to count to three." "When I count three a couple of strange things will happen." "Number one, you will find that you will awaken from hypnosis but your hands and arms will be stuck right where they are." "They will be impossible to put down until I snap my finger by your ear." "When I snap my finger by your ear, your hands and arms will come down, instantly." "Secondly, after you awaken you will find that every time, today, that I point my finger directly at your forehead, you will go into hypnosis, instantly." "No matter what you may be doing at the time, when I point my finger directly at your forehead, you will instantly close your eyes and go deeper and sounder to sleep."
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In the last paragraph you are delivering a post-hypnotic suggestion. This means that your subject will awaken out of hypnosis but will respond to a cue, (the hypnotist pointing a finger at the subject's forehead) and the subject carrying out the cue. The subject will then go right back into hypnosis. This is very exciting because during the stage show you may ever send the volunteer back among his friends and then you point at the volunteer and he will seem to fall asleep right out in the audience. The reason you are hypnotizing him/her "post-hypnotically" is so you can demonstrate how quickly and easily a person can enter hypnosis once being hypnotized. Think of how this benefits doctors and other health care workers when trying to relax their patients? Let us continue with your show! "All right, one, two get ready to emerge from hypnosis, three, eyes open, wide awake." "Now try to put your arms down." "Try as hard as you can." "It is impossible to put your arms down." (You will see a puzzled look on your subject's face. Now snap your fingers by your subject's ear) SNAP. "You are wide awake." "How do you feel?" ------------------- A note from Wayne -------------------Your subject's hands and arms should have been stuck in place while the subject's face would have shown confusion. If you ask your subject to tell the audience why the arms were stuck, he/she will usually say, "I don't know" or sometimes will make up a story. It is a great effect for the audience to watch. You have set up your subject for success. You have given your subject an easy but entertaining task to complete and you have given 68
your subject a cue that will allow you to re-hypnotize many times during the show. You will continue on using medium stage phenomena that is very funny.
-----------------------------------------4.3 Medium Stage Hypnosis Phenomena <== -----------------------------------------Let us review what you have accomplished so far in the progress of your show. Remember that you are just practicing now. Later on you will learn specific stage patter to use to entertain your audience as you work directly with your volunteers on stage. As you look back on what you accomplished so far at this stage in your hypnotism show, many things Now that you and your subject are at the medium stage on the Perkins Scale you can move on to more difficult phenomena. The medium trace phenomena make the funniest stage hypnotism shows. Here are some of your choices: altering the sense of touch altering the sense of smell
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altering the sense of taste altering the sense of hearing time distortion Creating amnesia Creating a new identity Creating positive and negative visual hallucinations age regression age progression We will continue on with your practice and use a few of the above hypnotic effects. You will develop a routine from each effect. ----------------- A note from Wayne -----------------Now you should be able to expect your subject to carry out your suggestions and perform the routine perfectly. If you do not notice any change in your subject based on your suggestions, just move on to the next routine. If you are doing a stage show, you must move on through the routines quickly whether they seem to be working or not.
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---------------------------------------------------------------==> Routine 1. Medium Stage: Altering the sense of Touch <== ---------------------------------------------------------------Begin by telling your subject that you are sending him/her back deeper asleep. Start by pointing your right forefinger directly at your subject's forehead. Place your right forefinger about 3 inches from your subject's forehead so that your subject will have to cross his eyes as he focuses on your finger. Say the following: "I am pointing my finger directly at your forehead." "Close your eyes down and go deeper into hypnosis." "Go deeper and sounder asleep." "A strange thing has happened in the room." "The furnace has kicked on and it is sending some very hot air into the room." "It is getting hotter and hotter." "It is getting hotter and hotter." "It is getting so hot." "It is so hot." "You are beginning to perspire as you are feeling hotter and hotter, hotter and hotter." (Watch as your subject perspires and starts taking his shirt off. As soon as your subject is beginning to get hot, then shift the effect to make him feel very cold) "And now it's beginning to get cold in here." "A cold blast of arctic air is coming in the room and it is getting cold." "It is so cold, it is so cold." "You are getting colder and colder." "You are getting colder and colder." "You are so cold." "You are so cold."
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------------------ A note from Wayne -----------------Notice the contrast. Contrast works well when you are creating routines. Make sure you get the effect before moving on during practice. You have the luxury of time as you practice. Once you begin performing in front of audiences, you will have to execute the routine and then move on to the next routine, whether you have been successful or not. Continue on with the following line that will normalize conditions and then move on directly to the next routine. "Now the temperature is back to normal." "You feel comfortable now and you going down, deeper and deeper to sleep." (Pause for a moment while your subject has a chance to go back into a comfortable sleep. If you see your subject shivering or perspiring, again give the suggestions that the "temperature is at comfortable lever now." ---------------------------------------------==> Routine 2. Creating Amnesia <== ---------------------------------------------This is going to be fun. You are now going to create amnesia. This is a very exciting effect to show your audiences. A great place to insert amnesia is when your subject is responding well to your previous routine. You have just finished altering the sense of touch and now you are going to alter your subject's memory. Begin now. "The temperature is fine now and you are going deeper and sounder into hypnosis."
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"In a moment I am going to count to three." "When I count three you are going to open your eyes and this will send you deeper into hypnosis." "At the same time a strange thing will happen." "You won't remember your name, who you are, or anything about yourself until I snap my fingers by your ear." "When I snap my fingers by your ear, everything will come back, instantly." "All right, one, two, three, eyes open." "What is your name?" (Wait for a response for a few seconds) "What is your name?" "Where are you?" (Your subject will look around the room with a confused look on his/her face) "Now I am going to snap my fingers by your ear." (Snap your fingers by either ear) "Now tell me your name." (Your subject will tell you the correct name) ----------------- A note from Wayne -----------------If your subject tells you his name when you first challenge him, it may m ay be a fear of losing control by the subject. Not everyone will experience the amnesia effect. In fact many stage hypnotists use this routine to weed out good subjects from bad subjects. A Stage Hypnotist knows that if a subject will let you take his identity away, he will allow you to do just about anything. Later in the lessons I will show you how to weave this routine into your completed show. Make sure your subject knows his name before you go on to the next routine in your show. Once you begin to hypnotize groups you won't have to worry about forgetting to relieve an individual of the hypnotic effects if you learn and practice this rule.
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------------------------------==>Routine 3. Canary Birds <== ------------------------------This is a great effect. You will be altering your subject's sense of sight. When used on stage this is a hilarious routine. You will be working with just one subject for now and you will find it amazing as well. Remember that we have just finished the amnesia routine and we will pick up right where we left off. To begin you will point your finger directly at your subject's forehead and say: "Look at my finger." "Close your eyes down tight and go back deeper and sounder asleep." "In a moment I am going to count to three." "When I count three you will open your eyes and an amazing thing will happen." "You will find that a cute, little, yellow, canary bird is perched on your right wrist." "It will be such a cute little, yellow, canary bird and it will make you giggle and laugh." "You will be able to pet it and play with it and it will make you giggle and laugh." "You will have so much fun with your canary bird." "At the count of three you will see the cute, canary bird." "All right, one, two, put your right wrist out in front of you and get prepared to see the canary bird." "Three, open your eyes and look at the canary bird." "Play with the canary." "Isn't he the cutest, funniest, little canary bird, you have ever seen?" (At this point your subject should be petting or looking at his wrist and reacting to the canary bird. If your subject has a confused look on his face, go over to his right wrist and touch it with your right forefinger and say, "look at the cute little canary bird." State your suggestion very positively. You do not want to show any doubt in your voice or 74
demeanor that the effect will not work. Keep giving positive suggestions about the canary bird) Let's continue on with the show. "Keep playing with the canary bird." (Now point your finger directly at the subject's forehead) "Look at my finger." "I am pointing at your forehead." "Close your eyes and go deep and sound asleep." "Your memory of the canary is fading now." "Lower your right arm and put it in your lap and go deeper and sounder asleep."
-------------------- A note from Wayne --------------------You are now going to conclude your mini show, using your subject. You will want to wake your subject from hypnosis and implant the posthypnotic suggestion that whenever you subject participates in these hypnosis experiments he/she will enjoy them thoroughly. Your subject will respond to going deep asleep by looking at your pointed finger, and that all hypnosis effects are removed. You are going to make sure that the subject does not see the canary and can remember his name. We will continue by waking your subject. "In a moment I am going to count to five." "At the count of five you will be wide awake and alert." "You will feel better in every way." "You will remember what an enjoyable time you had being hypnotized." "All of the effects of hypnosis will disappear and you will be back to normal."
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"Each and every time in the future, you will go deep asleep when you see me point my finger directly at your forehead." "Okay, one, two, get ready to emerge from hypnosis, three, four, FIVE." "Open your eyes, stretch, yawn, and feel better in every way." "How do you feel?" END
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------------------------------------4.4 Exercises for Further Learning -----------------------------------You will evaluate each subject, as the only way you will learn how to hypnotize properly is to learn from your subjects. Each subject will have similarities and each will have differences. You will learn a great deal by keeping a record of each of your sessions and reviewing them later.
Your goal is to re-hypnotize each of your previous volunteers, using the previous lessons as your guides and adding the stage hypnosis routines. Keep a positive mind and always move from one routine to another with complete confidence. Before you move on to the next lesson, complete this lesson. Good luck!
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--------------------------------------------------Induction and Stage Hypnotism Show Evaluation Form --------------------------------------------------Record your reactions and thoughts to this induction by answering the following questions. 1. What was the first thing you thought about as you finished the exercise?
2. How did you feel during the exercise?
3. How do you feel now?
4. Did you have any unusual sensations as you were listening to your voice?
5. List anything that you felt was "memorable" during the exercise.
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Congratulations! You have learned a great deal about the practice of stage hypnotism in the last four lessons. This lesson taught you how to work stage hypnosis routines. Future lessons will fine expand and fine-tune your show.
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Lesson Five: Your First Stage Show: Hypnotizing People at Parties --------------------------------------------------------------
Table of Contents 5.0 Introduction--------------5.1 Stage Set-up FAQS ------5.2 Your First Stage Show for Parties---------5.3 Show Wrap Up -----------5.4 Exercises for Further Learning ----------------5.5 Summary-------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------5.0 Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you getting excited? You should be excited. In this lesson you will learn how to stage and perform your first group stage hypnotism show! You are going to learn how to perform stage hypnosis using 4 or more volunteers. By now, you have success in hypnotizing volunteers. After reading the FAQS located in the next section of this lesson, I will dictate your entire show, word for word. This will allow you to gain confidence in your new skills. I will progress through the entire show without any commercial interruptions. I will include the comments you make to your audience that will keep their attention on the show and explain what is happening to your volunteers. Memorize as much of the show as you can. This will give you confidence. Remember professional singers and magicians practice their lines in front of a mirror. You may want to do the same. From now on always remember that you have 3 goals to achieve during every stage show. 1. You must entertain the audience. 2. You must entertain and enlighten your volunteers. 3. You must experiment and learn new routines.
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--------------------------------------5.1 Stage Setup FAQS --------------------------------------Q1. How do I set up the stage area at a small party? A1. Use straight back chairs like you will find in a dining room or kitchen. Folding metal chairs work great. Make sure the volunteers' feet touch the floor when they sit down. Q2. How many chairs do I need to se up? A2. If the party has less than 50 people attending only set up 4-6 chairs. Q3. How should the chairs be arranged on stage? A3. Set up the chairs in a semi-circle facing your audience. Q4. How long is this show going to take? A4. Your first show used at parties will run between 20-30 minutes in length. Follow this guide. Small party hypnosis ======> 20-30 minutes in length. High School assembly programs ====> 40-60 minutes in length. College major events and comedy clubs ===> 90 minutes in length. Q5. Who should introduce me and how should I be introduced?
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A5. The party host should introduce you. Here is a short introduction you can copy, paste and present to your host the night of the party.
-------------INTRODUCTION -------------Thank you everyone for coming to my party. Tonight we have a very special surprise. NAME______________ is a professional stage hypnotist and will perform an entertaining show for you. He will need volunteers for his show once he gets started so be sure to join in on the fun. I am happy to present ____________ _______________. Now that the introduction is over, walk quickly up to the stage area and shake your host's hand. Face the audience and begin! Q6. What stage props do I need? A6. Use a crystal ball, a marble or a shot glass. You are going to use an eyes-open induction and will use the item as a focal point that your volunteers can use to concentrate.
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5.2 Your First Stage Show for Parties --------------------------------------Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is __________ ______ and I am a stage hypnotist. To night we are going to have some fun. Before you here on stage you will notice 6 empty chairs. Soon these chairs will be filled with people learning how to concentrate in hypnosis. They will entertain you and at the same time learn how to use the awesome power of their own minds. Before I ask for volunteers, I will explain a few things about hypnosis.
Many people have concerns about hypnosis. Let me go over a few things most people are curious about. You may wonder, if the volunteers tonight will remember everything that happens during the hypnosis session. They will remember everything they wish to remember and forget anything they wish to forget. Another concern many volunteers have is if they can get stuck in hypnosis. Hypnosis is a state of awareness and a state of total concentration. It takes a great deal of effort to concentrate intently. It is physically impossible to keep that concentration up for a very long time. Therefore they won't get stuck in hypnosis. Also, you won't tell me anything you would not tell me in public. You will always know you are on stage in front of an audience. 84
You may also wonder, how long will I be under hypnosis? You will be under hypnosis for just a few minutes. Will the volunteers hear everything that is going on around them? Yes, they will. But they will block out most of the sounds and focus on my voice and my suggestions. The last concern people have is if I will make them do something they don't want to do. First of all, I am not going to do anything that will hurt them or humiliate them. So they won't have to fear doing something that they will regret later. Hypnosis is simply concentration. The volunteers may appear deep asleep but in fact they will be very active and alert. Hypnosis is a state of awareness not unawareness. Everyone who volunteers will have fun. The audience will have fun and be entertained as well. In addition, everyone who volunteers to explore the true magic of their mind will feel very rested after the show. They will feel as if they received several hours of deep sleep. Wow, who would have thought that sleeping at a party would be fun? If you are thinking of volunteering, I only ask of two things. Number one, you cooperate with me and make this a fun experience for you and the audience. Number two, if you are drunk, please don't come up. When a person comes up and is drunk, many times as they relax they will violently 85
throw up all over the audience. It's kind of fun for me, but not much fun for people in the audience. (PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO GET A FEW LAUGHS) I know people sitting near the back of the room may think this will be funny to see, however we are talking about long distance, projectile, vomiting. No one in the room will be safe. So to recap, cooperate with me and make this a fun experience for you and the audience, and please don't come up here if you are drunk. All right, it's time now, so come up, come up, and come up on the stage. Sit in these chairs. (AS YOU ARE TELLING THE VOLUNTEERS TO COME UP MOTION WITH YOUR HANDS TO COME UP AND PERIODICALLY POINT TO THE EMPTY CHAIRS. KEEP THE PATTER GOING UNTIL EVERYONE HAS COME UP ON THE STAGE AND FILLED THE CHAIRS. IF YOU NEED A FEW ADDITIONAL CHAIRS, THE HOST WILL USUSALLY TRY TO FIND SOME. PERSONALLY DIRECT EACH INDIVIDUAL TO THEIR CHAIR. TRY TO KEEP A BOY/GIRL, BOY/GIRL ARRANGEMENT AND DON'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO HOLD HANDS WITH EACH OTHER. IF YOU SEE TWO PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS ON STAGE YOU CAN SAY, Hypnosis is mental concentration and is NOT a religion, so you don't need to hold hands) Continue once everyone is seated in his or her chairs. Audience, give all of these brave volunteers a big hand for coming up on stage. My back will be to the audience as the real comedy and entertainment will be coming from the volunteers on stage. I only will ask you to be quiet as I give the volunteers their initial instructions and also while I am hypnotizing them. After that, all of you in the audience can laugh and have fun. The volunteers will be
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concentrating so well on my voice that they will not hear much of what is going on in the audience.
(NOW TURN TO THE VOLUNTEERS AND ADDRESS THEM) Again, thank you for coming up to join these experiments in hypnosis. You are going to have fun! Just pay attention to each and every word that I say tonight and you will experience the true power of your own mind, using hypnosis. Hypnosis involves concentration and I am going to teach you how to concentrate so well tonight, that you will have the power to overcome bad habits and achieve all of your goals. Sit up in your chair with your feet flat on the floor. Let your hands rest on your knees or in your lap. Keep your fingers separated so they do not touch. Focus your attention on my crystal ball. Watch the crystal ball as I move it slowly from side to side. As you look into the crystal ball, your body is relaxing, deeply relaxing. All of your cares and troubles are leaving your body now. I am going to count from five down to one. When I reach the count of one, close your eyes down tight, shutting out the light. This will help you relax very deeply. Five, your eyes are growing tired, four, deeper and sounder into hypnosis, three get ready to close your eyes, two, ONE, close your eyes down tight, shutting out the light. Go deeper and sounder asleep. With each and every deep breath that you take, you are going deeper and sounder into hypnosis. With each and every sound that you hear you are going deeper and sounder asleep.
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Nothing with disturb you, concentrate on the sound of my voice. Each and every breath that you take is sending you deeper and sounder asleep. All of your tension is just drifting away. Listen to each and every word that I say. Soon you will be slipping into a very relaxing state of hypnosis. Now we are going to take three, slow, deep breaths. Ready, inhale slowly, hold it, and now exhale. Push all of the tension out of your lungs. Let's take a second deep breath. Hold it. Let it go. Let all of the tension leave your body, now. Now take your third deep breath and as you do, close your eyelids down, shutting out the light. This will help you relax even more. Let all of the tension leave your lungs, now. From head to toe, all of your muscles are relaxing. Each and every breath that you take is sending you deeper and sounder into hypnosis. Concentrate on each and every word that I say. You are relaxing more with each and every breath that you take and each and every sound that you hear. Now as you sit comfortably in your chair, I am going to count backward from ten down to one. With every count you will find yourself going deeper and deeper into hypnosis.
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Your mind will always be keen and alert as your body is relaxing, perfectly. All right, 10, you are going deeper asleep, 9, deeper and sounder asleep, 8, 7, 6, relaxing more with every breath that you take, 5 going deeper and sounder asleep, 4, relaxing deeply, 3, going deeper and sounder asleep, 2, 1, you are deep asleep. Nothing will disturb you, just listen to the sound of my voice. In a moment, I am going to touch you on your back. When I touch you on your back, let your head fall forward on your chest. As your head falls forward, your neck muscles will relax, sending you deeper and sounder asleep. (Then touch his/her back) Now you are relaxing deeply in hypnosis. Even though we have been resting for just a few minutes, when you emerge from hypnosis you will feel as if you were sleeping deeply for a long time. You will emerge from hypnosis feeling wonderfully alive and alert and better than you have ever felt before. In a moment I am going to count to five. At the count of five you will be wide awake, alert, feeling good in every way. Each and every time today when I ask you to sit back down in this chair you will go deeply into hypnosis. Each and every time that I point my finger directly at your forehead, no matter what you may be doing at the time, you will instantly go deeper and sounder into hypnosis. All right, one you are beginning to emerge from this wonderful state of mind, two, three prepare yourself now, four, FIVE. Wide awake and alert. You are feeling good in every way.
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----------------------------------------------------------------- ASK EACH MEMBER HOW THEY FEEL? MOST OF THEM WILL SAY RELAXED. SOME MAY ALREADY HAVE A CONFUSED LOOK ON THEIR FACES. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WITH A VERY CONFUSED LOOK, MAKE NOTE AS HE/SHE MAY BE ONE OF YOUR BEST SUBJECTS -----------------------------------------------------------------(Turn to the audience and say) Let's give all of the volunteers a big hand. Weren't they great? Now volunteers we are now going to conduct some experiments in what is called waking hypnosis. Now we are going to test your imagination. Stand up in front of your chairs with your hands and arms outstretched as if you are sleep-walking. Look at your arms and make sure they are perfectly level, perfectly straight. Now that you are assured that they are perfectly level, perfectly straight close your eyes down tight, shutting out the light. Keep your hands and arms level and listen to the following suggestions. Imagine that a heavy weight is tied to your right hand pulling it down toward the floor. It is a very heavy weight and is pulling your hand down toward the floor. At the same time, pretend that a helium filled balloon is tied to your left hand pulling it high up into the air.
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Left hand going high up in the air, right hand going down, down down, toward the floor. Left hand going up, up, up in the air, right hand moving down, down, down toward the floor. Your left hand is moving up, up, up in the air, right hand is moving down, down, toward the floor. Now at the count of three open your eyes keeping your hands and arms exactly as they are right now. All right, one, two, three eyes open. Look at your arms. Audience, notice the difference in everyone's imagination. You have a great imagination (POINT TO A PERSON WHO HAS HIS ARMS SEPERATED BY A GREAT DISTANCE. POINT TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS HIS ARMS SEPERATED SLIGHTLY AND MENTION THAT HE WILL GET BETTER AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE HYPNOSIS EXPERIEMENTS) Let's give everyone a big hand for doing so well. All right, sit back in your chairs and get ready for the next experiment. You are now going to lock your eyelids together so tightly that you will not be able to open them, no matter how hard you try until I snap my fingers by your ear. When I snap my fingers by your ear your eyes will come open, instantly. To begin close your eyes down tight and fasten your eyelids down tightly.
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One, your eye lids are locking down tight, tight, tight, two, your eyelids are locking down and sticking, tighter, tighter, tighter. Three, your eyelids are closed and stuck that way, try as hard as you can to open them, try as hard as you can. It is impossible to open your eyelids. They are firmly stuck together. Now forget about your eyelids, allow yourself to go down deeper and sounder asleep. Each and every breath that you take is sending you deep asleep, each and every sound that you hear is sending you deep asleep. Nothing will awaken you just listen to my voice. I am going to touch you on your back. As I touch you on your back, let your head fall forward on your chest, sending you deeper and sounder into hypnosis. In a moment I am going to count to three, when I reach three your eyes will open and you will still be under the influence of hypnosis. All right, one, two, three, eyes open. (NOW SELECT A VOLUNTEER TO DEMONSTRATE THE ALTERING OF BALANCE PHENOMENA. HAVE HIM MOVE FOREWARD ON THE STAGE FACING THE AUDIENCE AND THEN GET BEHIND HIM AND TELL HIM YOU WILL BE THERE TO CATCH HIM WHEN HE FALLS BACK INTO YOUR ARMS. IF YOU ONLY HAVE 4 OR 6 PEOPLE ON STAGE, DEMONSTRATE THIS PHENOMENON WITH EACH VOLUNTEER) Members of the audience, I am now going to show how words can literally knock a person off of his feet. Sir put your head back and stare at a spot on the wall or ceiling in the distance. Allow your eyes to go out of focus. Put your feet together and bend your knees slightly. This will assist you in falling backwards into my arms, very easily. All right, you begin to feel a force, pulling you back into my arms. You are falling back, back, back, into my arms, you are falling back into 92
my arms. I am here to catch you. An invisible force is pulling you back into my arms. (KEEP SUGGESTIONS THE LOSS OF BALANCE UNTIL EACH OF THE 4-6 MEMBERS HAS FALLEN BACK INTO YOUR ARMS. AS SOON AS ONE AS FINISHED TELL HIM/HER TO GO BACK TO THE CHAIR ON STAGE, CLOSE HIS/HER EYES AND GO DEEPER INTO HYPNOSIS. WHEN FINISHED SAY THE FOLLOWING) Let's give everyone a big hand. Now we are going to have some fun. Volunteers, on stage go deeper and sounder asleep. Nothing will awaken you until I awaken you, nothing will disturb you, concentrate on the sound of my voice. Each and every time I suggest sleep to you, you will go deeper and sounder to sleep than ever before. Concentrate on the fingers of your hands. Picture that you can see the fingers of your hands in your imagination. As you picture the fingers of your hands you are going deeper and sounder asleep. In a moment your fingers will begin to twitch. As you think about the fingers of your hands they will become lighter in your lap and will begin to twitch and move The sensation of twitching and moving will send you deeper into hypnosis. Your fingers are twitching and moving, sending you deeper and deeper into hypnosis. Now that your fingers are moving, you notice that your hands and arms are getting lighter in your lap. Your hands and arms are feeling lighter and lighter. They are getting lighter and lighter and they begin to move up in the air by themselves. Your hands and arms are pushing out and are moving up, up, up in the air. Your hands and arms are moving up, up, up in the air.
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Your hands and arms are going up, up, up in the air. In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three a couple of strange things will happen. Number one, you will find that you will awaken from hypnosis but your hands and arms will be stuck right where they are. They will be impossible to put down until I snap my finger by your ear. When I snap my finger by your ear, your hands and arms will come down, instantly. Secondly, after you awaken you will find that every time, today, that I point my finger directly at your forehead, you will go into hypnosis, instantly. No matter what you may be doing at the time, when I point my finger directly at your forehead, you will instantly close your eyes and go deeper and sounder to sleep. All right, one, two get ready to emerge from hypnosis, three, eyes open, wide awake. Now try to put your arms down. Try as hard as you can. It is impossible to put your arms down. (You will see a puzzled look on your subject's face. Now snap your fingers by your subject's ear) SNAP. You are wide-awake. Now try to put your arms down. What's wrong with your hands? (GO TO EACH VOLUNTEER WHOSE HANDS AND ARMS ARE STUCK AND ASK WHY THE ARMS ARE STUCK. SOME VOLUNTEERS MAY GIVE YOU VERY STRANGE ANSWERS THAT ARE QUITE FUNNY. NOW SNAP YOUR FINGERS BY THE EAR OF EACH VOLUNTEER AND TELL HIM/HER TO GO BACK TO HIS CHAIR AND GO DEEPER AND SOUNDER ASLEEP) Go deeper and sounder asleep. In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three I very strange thing will happen. The furnace in this building has started up and will be sending very hot, uncomfortable air directly at you. 94
All right, one, two, three, it is getting so hot, it is getting so hot, it is very uncomfortable. It is getting hotter and hotter. It is getting hotter and hotter. It is getting so hot. It is so hot. You are beginning to perspire, as you are feeling hotter and hotter, hotter and hotter. And now it's beginning to get cold in here. A cold blast of arctic air is coming in the room and it is getting cold. It is getting so cold. It is so cold. You are getting colder and colder. You are getting colder and colder. You are so cold. You are so cold. It is so cold, you shiver and shake it is so cold, it is so cold. (PAUSE) Now the temperature is back to normal. You feel comfortable now and you going down, deeper and deeper to sleep. You are going deeper and sounder asleep. In a moment you I am going to count to three. When I count three a very strange thing will happen. You will find that a cute, little, yellow, canary bird is perched on your right wrist. It will be such a cute little, yellow, canary bird and it will make you giggle and laugh. You will be able to pet it and play with it and it will make you giggle and laugh. You will have so much fun with your canary bird. At the count of three you will see the cute, canary bird. All right, one, two, put your right wrist out in front of you and get prepared to see the canary bird. Three open your eyes and look at the canary bird. Play with the canary. Isn't he the cutest, funniest, little canary bird, you have ever seen? Keep playing with the canary bird. Look at my finger. I am pointing at your forehead. Close your eyes and go deep and sound asleep. Your memory of the canary is fading 95
now. Lower your right arm and put it in your lap and go deeper and sounder asleep.
Ladies and gentlemen in the audience, let's give all of the volunteers a big hand for their performance. Now volunteers, go deeper and sounder to sleep. You feel good. You feel fine. You feel perfectly relaxed. In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three you are going to open your eyes and this will send you deeper into hypnosis. At the same time a strange thing will happen. You won't remember your name, who you are, or anything about yourself until I snap my fingers by your ear. When I snap my fingers by your ear, everything will come back, instantly. All right, one, two, three, eyes open. What is your name? (Wait for a response for a few seconds) What is your name? Where are you? (POINT TOWARD THE AUDIENCE AND ASK ONE OF YOUR VOLUNTEERS) Who are those people? (GO TO THE NEXT VOLUNTEER ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS. ONE BY ONE, SNAP YOUR FINGERS BY EACH PERSON'S EAR AND REASK THE QUESION USING THE SCRIPT BELOW) I am snapping my fingers by your ear. Now tell me, what is your name?
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(ONCE EVERYONE KNOWS THEIR NAME SAY THE FOLLOWING) All right, look at my finger. I am pointing pointing my finger directly at at your forehead, close your eyes and go deeper and sounder asleep. Nothing will awaken you until I awake you. Nothing will disturb you, just concentrate on the sound sound of my voice. Audience, give all of the volunteers a big hand. hand. Weren't they great? Volunteers, in a moment I am going to count to five. When I count five you will be wide awake and alert, feeling better than you have ever felt before. Tonight, when you go to bed, you will sleep soundly and tomorrow you will feel better than you have ever felt before. And when I count five five a couple of strange things things will happen. Number one, when I ask you to return to the audience, you will find that you are stuck to your chair here on stage. It will be impossible for you to leave your chair until I snap my fingers by your ear. When I snap my fingers by your ear you will be able to get up easily out of your chair and go out into the audience. Secondly, you will notice that when you go out into the audience, everyone everyone in the audience is wearing a funny mask. The funny masks will make you laugh. They will be so funny and you will have so much funny laughing at your friends in the audience. You will be able to see the funny masks for 5 minutes after the show. All right, one, get ready to emerge from hypnosis. hypnosis. Two, you are beginning to come back to full awareness.
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Three all of the hypnosis effects are leaving your now. Four get ready to see the audience. FIVE Wide awake and alert. Now try to leave your seats and rejoin the audience. Try as hard as you can. (NOW SNAP YOUR FINGERS BY A VOLUNTEER'S EAR AND POINT TO THE AUDIENCE AND ALLOW HIM/HER TO SEE THE IMAGINARY FUNNY MASKS. ONE BY ONE RELEASE EACH VOLUNTEER) Look at that mask over there. Isn't that funny? Look over there. Audience, let's give all all of the volunteers a big hand. hand. Thank you so much for the opportunity to demonstrate the true magic of the mind, hypnotism.
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Look at my finger. I am pointing it at your forehead. Close your eyes and go deep asleep. In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three, you will be wide awake, alert, feeling better than you have ever felt before. All the effects of hypnosis will be gone. All right, one, two three eyes eyes open, wide-awake. wide-awake. How do you feel? (THE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCED WHAT I CALL "HANGOVER" THE HANGOVER WILL LEAVE THE VOLUNTEER ONCE YOU BEGIN WORKING WITH HIM/HER AND GIVING HIM/HER THE ABOVE SUGGESTIONS) Congratulations! You have just completed your first live show. How do feel? You are well on your way to becoming a paid, professional stage hypnotist.
------------------------------------5.4 Exercises for Further Learning -----------------------------------Start talking up your stage skills and offer to volunteer your show for parties. In the beginning you may want to give your shows for free in exchange for a written endorsement or reference by the party host.
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You can use your hosts' names and telephone numbers if you need references for schools, comedy clubs, or corporation parties, in the future. Fill out the Stage Hypnotism Show Evaluation Form below and keep a record like this for all of your future shows. Self-evaluation proves proves to be the best way to ensure future success!
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Stage Hypnotism Show Evaluation Form Record your reactions and thoughts to this induction by answering the following questions. 1. How did you feel after the show?
2. What new ideas about crafting your show were presented by the audience?
3. What did you like best about your show?
4. What did you like least?
5. List anything that you felt was memorable during the show.
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----------------------------5.5 Summary -----------------------------
Congratulations! You have learned a great deal about the practice of stage hypnotism in the last five lessons. This lesson taught you how to work your first stage show that you can practice at parties. After learning a few more routines, and refining your stage patter, you will soon be ready for high school assembly programs, comedy clubs and college major events!
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Lesson Six: Adding Funny Routines to Your Show
Table of Contents 6.0 Introduction--------------6.1 Adding New Routines ------6.2 Exercises for Further Learning---------6.3 Summary ------------
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6.0 Introduction-------------Congratulations on your success so far! Now you will add more funny routines in order to expand your show in order for you to perform at high school assembly programs and at comedy venues. In order for you to have a complete show you must have a minimum of 40-60 minutes worth of entertainment. Since college performances can run an hour and a half or more, you need to learn many new routines. As you learn the following routines, I want you to flex your creative muscle and think of additional scenarios and routines you can create. Make sure you practice the wording of the routine several times before you test it on an audience. You want to be well rehearsed on the exact wording you will use for each hypnosis routine so you will appear smooth and professional. The most important piece of advice I can give you is always picture your subjects completing the routine successfully as you are creating and delivering the routines. You must firmly believe that each subject is in your control and will be responsive. Never doubt your abilities as a hypnotist. Hypnotized subjects are very in tune with the wording of your suggestions as well as the confidence you have in your suggestions.
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If your subjects doubt that your suggestions will work because of your lack of self-confidence, the suggestions will not work and you will have a terrible show. Bad shows have happened to every hypnotist now and then. If you ever have a bad show, just pick yourself up and begin again. You will learn more from your failures than your successes. The biggest secret behind a successful stage hypnotism show is that everyone in the audience and everyone on stage want your show to succeed. With that kind of support, how can you fail? Lets us begin to practice and add routines to your show. Begin to make up your own routines as you get confident practicing and working in these. Good luck.
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6.1 Adding Funny Routines ---------------------------------==> Waking Hypnosis Routines <== ----------------------------------
The following are some Waking Hypnosis routines to add to the beginning of your show.
-----------------------------==> Hands Locking Routine <== -----------------------------Stand up in front of your chairs and look and focus your attention on me and concentrate on my suggestions. Stretch your arms out in front of you with your palms facing each other. Clasp your hands together with your fingers laced together and squeeze your hands tightly together. Now look at your hands. Stare at your hands. I am going to give you suggestions locking your hands tightly together. Your hands will be locked together so tightly that they will not come apart until I snap my fingers by your ear. When I snap my fingers by your ear they will become unlocked, immediately.
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All right, one your hands are locking together, tight, tight tight. Two, your hands are locking together, tighter, tighter, tighter, tighter. Three, your hands are locked together so tightly you cannot pull them apart. Try as hard as you can to pull them apart. Try as hard as you can to pull your hands apart. Now I am snapping my finger by your ear. (SNAP) There, your hands are unlocked. Wasn't that amazing. Audience, give the volunteers a big hand for their efforts here on stage. ----------------- A Note from Wayne -----------------Many of your subjects will try as hard as they can to pry apart their hands. Some volunteers will have very worried looks as though they will never get their hands apart. When working with a group of volunteers, snap your fingers by the individuals that do not display that kind of anxiety, first. Wait until most of the volunteers are released from the effect before you work on the person displaying that much anxiety. The audience loves to examine the looks on the faces of the volunteers during the show. The very anxious volunteers, that create are locked tightly, will prove to be your best hypnotic subjects for future routines.
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--------------------------==> Mental Abandonment <== --------------------------(BEGIN BY TALKING TO THE AUDIENCE) Have you ever gone to a party by yourself and you didn't know anyone there? How did you feel? Remember how self-conscious you felt. The next experiment is called mental abandonment and is designed to help you overcome being self-conscious at a party. Volunteers on stage sit up in your chairs and focus your attention on me in front of you. Place your hands by your ears and start them shaking by themselves. Shake them faster and faster. Shake them faster and faster. Let your hands shake wildly by themselves. Let them shake wildly by themselves. (CONTINUE GIVING THE SAME SUGGESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME PLACE YOUR HANDS BY YOUR HEAD AND ALLOW THEM TO VIBRATE FASTER AND FASTER BY THEMSELVES) Now slow your hands down. Slow them down. Slow them down. Stop. Let your hands fall back into your lap. (NOW TURN TO THE AUDIENCE AND SAY) If you are not self-conscious doing that, you will never feel selfconscious again.
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(THE AUDIENCE WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH THIS EFFECT AS ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE VIBRATING THEIR HANDS BY THEIR HEADS IN COMEDIC FASHION)
--------------------------------==> Coins Falling from Hands <== --------------------------------(THIS EFFECT WORKS BEST IF YOUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ON A STAGE WITH A WOODEN FLOOR. YOU WILL GIVE EACH OF YOUR VOLUNTEERS 2 PENNIES AND INSTRUCT THE VOLUNTEERS TO EXTEND THEIR ARMS OUT IN FRONT OF THEM WITH THE PALMS OF THEIR HANDS FACING UPWARD WITH A PENNY PLACED ON THE PALM OF EACH HAND. PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERS) Volunteers, place the coins I gave you in the center of your hands, palms face up so that the coins face the sky.
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Soon you will find a strange force causing your hands to tremble and shake. Your hands are beginning to shake. Your hands are shaking more and more. Your hands are shaking more and more. It is impossible to keep your hands still. It is impossible to keep your hands still. (KEEP STATING THE ABOVE SUGGESTIONS AND SOON HANDS WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE AND COINS WILL FALL ON THE WOODEN FLOOR MAKING NOISE AND YOUR AUDIENCE WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH THE ROUTINE. WHEN YOU FEEL THE AUDIENCE HAS HAD ENOUGH, SAY THE FOLLOWING TO THE VOLUNTEERS) Stop shaking. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath and sit back down on your chair. Audience, give the volunteers a big hand for their success on stage!
------------------------------------------------------==> Funny Routines in the Medium State of Hypnosis <== ------------------------------------------------------Once you have given the formal induction and after the waking hypnosis exercises, you may begin integrating the following routines into your shows.
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Always use showmanship and involve the audience as much as you can. The audience wants activity and not a seminar. Keep it light and move quickly from one routine to the next.
-----------------------------------==> Altering the Sense of Smell <== -----------------------------------(This routine will be great fun! This works just as well on adults as it does for high school students. You begin after you have hypnotized the group and everyone is concentrating in hypnosis. Let's begin) In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three your eyes will open and a couple of strange things will happen. Number one, every time you hear me say the word red, you will notice a foul smell coming from the person sitting next to you. Now you won't want to embarrass the person but you will try to slide your chair away from that horrible smell. Secondly, each time you hear me say the word "green," everything will smell wonderful, as if you are out in a wonderful forest. All right now, one, two three. (NOW TURN TO THE AUDIENCE AND ADDRESS THEM DURING THE ENTIRE ROUTINE AND GLANCE PERIDICALLY AT YOUR VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE SURE NOBODY SLIDES HIS/HER CHAIR OFF THE STAGE. THE SAFTEY OF YOUR VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE YOUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN)
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Audience, I need your help. I am shopping for a new car right now and I have no idea what color to order. Do I have any suggestions from the audience? (PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WILL SHOUT RED OR GREEN. WHEN YOU HEAR AN AUDIENCE MEMBER SAY RED, POINT TO THE PERSON AND SAY...) Red, I think that is a great color. Red, yes I think I will buy a red car. (NOW YOUR VOLUNTEERS ARE HOLDING THEIR NOSES AND TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE PERSON SITTING NEXT TO THEM. THE AUDIENCE WILL BE LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY. JUST AS THE LAUGHTER IS BUILDINE CONTINUE WITH THE AUDIENCE BY SAYING...) You know, I think instead of read I want to order a green car. Yes, I think green will be great. Don't you think that green is a great color? (THE VOLUNTEERS WILL NOW MOVE THEIR CHAIRS BACK CLOSE TOGETHER AND SOME MAY EVEN COMMENT ON HOW NICE THEIR NEIGHBORS SMELL. YOUR AUDIENCE WILL BE LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY AT THIS POINT. KEEP UP THE DIALOG WITH THE AUDIENCE, FOCUSSING YOUR ATTENTION ON THE AUDIENCE AND KEEPING EYE CONTACT WITH YOUR VOLUNTEERS) Yes, green is a great color. But many of you in the audience like the color red. With a show of hands, members of the audience, how many of you like the color red? Okay red it is. No, I just changed my mind. Green is a great color. Volunteers on stage, focus your attention on me. I am pointing my finger directly at your forehead, go deep asleep.
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Everything smells fine now. Everything smells pleasant. You feel find as you are going deeper and sounder asleep. Audience, give the volunteers a big hand!
------------------------------------==> Playing Musical Instruments <== ------------------------------------Volunteers, in a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three a strange thing will happen. You will be a musician in a band. You will find an imaginary musical instrument in your hands. You will play the musical instrument and it will be easy and fun All right, one, two, three, play your instrument. (AT THIS POINT EACH MEMBER WILL BEGIN PLAYING HIS/HER OWN INSTRUMENT. GO UP TO EACH MEMBER AND ASK
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HIM/HER WHAT INSTRUMENT AND TO PLAY A SONG FOR EVERYONE. THE AUDIENCE WILL FIND THIS GREAT FUN. IF YOUR SHOW IS SCHEDULED FOR 6O MINUTES OR MORE, AFTER YOU HAVE ASKED EACH MEMBER TO DEMONSTRATE PLAYING INSTRUMENTS, YOU CAN TELL YOUR BAND TO MARCH OUT INTO THE AUDIENCE, SINGLE FILE AND CONTINUE TO PLAY. YOU WOULD SUGGEST THAT ADDED SECTION BY USING THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS) Volunteers go out into the audience single file, and play your instruments. When you arrive back on the stage you will immediately sit down on your chair and go deeper and sounder asleep. -------------------------------==> The Heavy Chair <== -------------------------------(FOR THIS ROUTINE, YOU ARE GOING TO USE 2 OF YOUR LARGEST GENTLEMEN AND ONE OF YOUR SMALLEST LADIES. MAKE SURE THEY ARE RESPONDING WELL TO YOUR PREVIOUS ROUTINES. SET UP A CHAIR NEAR YOUR MICROPHONE IN THE CENTER OF THE STAGE SO THAT EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE CAN WITNESS THIS ROUTINE. YOU SINGLE OUT VOLUNTEERS TO PERFORM ROUTINES BY GOING UP TO EACH VOLUNTEER, TOUCHING THEIR BACKS AND SAYING THE FOLLOWING) I am talking to you sir. My hand is on your back and you are going deeper and sounder asleep. In a moment I am going to count to three, when I count three I am going to ask you to pick up the heaviest chair in the world. It will look like an ordinary chair but it will be impossible to pick up. When I snap my fingers by your ear, it will be a normal chair again and will be easy to pick up.
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(GIVE THE SAME SUGGESTION TO THE SECOND MALE VOLUNTEER AND NOW YOU WILL TOUCH THE LADY VOLUNTEER ON HER BACK AND SAY THE FOLLOWING) I am talking to you. My hand is on your back and you are going deeper and sounder to sleep. In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three your eyes will open and I will ask you to pick up a chair. When I ask you to pick up that chair it will be very easy to pick up. All right everyone on stage, one, two, three, eyes open. You two gentlemen come up by this chair and help me pick it up, please. (THE TWO MEN WILL STRUGGLE. THEY WILL GRUNT AND GROAN BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIFT THE CHAIR. NOW ASK THE LADY TO PICK UP THE CHAIR AND SHE WILL DO IT EASILY. THE MEN WILL LOOK VERY CONFUSED. SNAP YOUR FINGERS BY THEIR EARS, ASK THEM HOW THEY FEEL AND SEND THEM BACK INTO THEIR SEATS. TURN TO THE AUDIENCE AND SAY) Let's give them a big hand. Weren't they great?
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Here is a great routine that I personally invented. I want you to have this routine as it demonstrates one of the most interesting effects of hypnosis. Everyone and I mean everyone is interested in hypnotic age regression. Hypnotic age regression is brining a person back in time. However are you aware that you can move a person forward through time? I call this time travel or age progression. Use this routine right after a routine that has a lot of movement or action. This routine is used more for its amazement entertainment rather than entertainment for laughs. It makes a great pause in an exciting, fast moving show. I will continue with the age progression routine. I begin with the members on stage concentrating in hypnosis.
-----------------------==> Age Progression <== -----------------------Members of the audience, you have all heard of hypnotic age regression. This is the fact that a person can be brought back into time and relive memories. Those memories may be of this life or of previous lives. Hypnotic volunteers can mover forward through time. I call this phenomena, age progression or time travel.
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(NOW ADDRESS THE VOLUNTEERS) Volunteers on stage, in a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three you will move forward into time and you will be 85 years old. You will walk and talk and be yourself at 85 years of age. All right one, two, three, eyes open. (INTERVIEW EACH VOLUNTEER. ASK EACH MEMBER QUESTIONS LIKE, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? HOW OLD ARE YOU? WHAT DID YOU DO FOR A LIVING WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER?) (VOLUNTEERS WILL BEGIN TO TELL A STORE SO ASK THEM TO SPEAK INTO YOUR MICROPHONE. IF YOU USE A MICROHONE STAND OR PODIUM, YOU MAY ASK ONE OR TWO OF THE VOLUNTEERS TO WALK OVER TO THE MICROPHONE STAND OR PODIUM. MANY OF THE VOLUNTEERS WILL WALK AS OLD MEN AND WOMEN. SOME WILL EXPERIENCE PARALYSIS ON ONE SIDE OF THEIR FACE OR BODY. YOU MAY HAVE TO PHYSICALLY HELP EACH OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS TO AND FROM THEIR CHAIRS. AT THE CONSLUSION OF THE ROUTINE YOU WILL SAY THE FOLLOWING) Volunteers, close your eyes down tight and go deeper and sounder asleep. You are now back to the current time and place here at _____ ______. You feel good, you feel fine, you feel perfectly relaxed. All of the memory of the 85-year-old experience is gone now. You are back to normal. Go deeper and sounder asleep.
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-------------------------------------------------6.2. Exercises for Further Learning -------------------------------------------------Study each routine and weave each into your show. As soon as you have these routines practiced, you will be able to demonstrate hypnosis for at least 45 minutes to an hour. Extend your free party shows from 20-30 minutes to 45 minutes or longer. Always remember that you need to communicate with the audience as well as communicating with the volunteers. This is entertainment. For further learning, introduce additional stage "patter" to use on your audience to keep them interested in your show. I wish you success in your expanded shows!
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--------------------------------------------------Stage Hypnotism Show Evaluation Form --------------------------------------------------Record your reactions and thoughts to this stage hypnotism show by answering the following questions.
1. How did you feel after the show?
2. What new ideas about crafting your show were presented by the audience?
3. What did you like best about your show?
4. What did you like least?
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----------------------------6.3 Summary ----------------------------You are learning quickly. Make sure you always remember the basics of hypnotizing. You learn new things with each volunteer and each new routine you add.
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Lesson Seven: Additional Stage Routines
Table of Contents 7.0 Introduction--------------7.1 Stage Hypnosis Routines ------7.2 Exercises for Further Learning---------7.3 Summary ------------
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7.0 Introduction
The purpose of this lesson is to expand your show so you can deliver a one to a 60 to 90 minute show. Most major events at colleges and universities as well as large comedy clubs will require a 90-minute show. Also, you need more material in the event you are performing for a week or two at a state fair or large hotel. People will come back frequently during your two or four week gig. You need more material to give your fans variety as well as well as keeping you from getting bored. You have a great deal to learn as a stage hypnotist. Even though you learn something new at every performance, a sense of boredom can overtake you and it will be reflected in your showmanship. You want to be as enthusiastic as your volunteers and your audience members. You will now go ahead and learn some great stage hypnosis routines that will keep your fans asking for more. You must firmly believe that each subject is in your control and will be responsive. Begin to make up your own routines, as you get confidence practicing and working in these.
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7.1 Stage Hypnosis Routines --------------------------------------The following are great routines to use after you have hypnotized your volunteers and they have completed 3 or 4 of your other routines. ----------------------==> Funny Glasses <== ----------------------(You will need a pair of cheap wire or plastic eyeglasses. Take the lenses out so you only have the frames. You are going to create an effect that will allow the volunteers to see through the clothes of everyone in the audience) Volunteers, as you sit in your chairs you are going deeper and sounder asleep. Nothing will awake you until I awake you, nothing will disturb you, just concentrate on the sound of my voice. In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three you are going to open your eyes and a strange thing will happen. I am going to give you some magic glasses. When you look through these glasses you will be able to see through the clothes of everyone in the audience. It may seem shocking right away but it will be a lot of fun seeing your friends in the audience without any clothes on. Now, one, two, three, eyes open.
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(HAND THE GLASSES TO A VOLUNTEER WHO IS VERY DEMONSTRATIVE. TELL HIM/HER TO PUT ON THE GLASSES AND LOOK OUT INTO THE AUDIENE. ASK YOUR VOLUNTEERS TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT. YOU WILL FIND THAT THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE VOLUNTEERS WILL MAKE THIS ROUTINE VERY, VERY FUNNY)
------------------------------------==> Moon Talk <== ------------------------------------This is a very funny routine where you will use two of your best subjects. It is best to use include this routine near the end of your show as you want the very best subjects possible to be the "stars" of your show. You are going to interview the Man from the Moon for all of your audience to hear. How it works is, you will use two participants. One will only speak the language of the Moon. He or she will not be able to speak or understand English.
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The second person will be able to speak Moon talk fluently as well as English. This will be your translator. Every once in a while your translator will not be able to understand Moon Talk. If that happens, immediately hypnotize the other volunteers on stage and repeat the suggestions to your potential translator as you did for the first translator that did not work out. Remember that you can use the post-hypnotic cue of pointing you finger at the forehead of any of the remaining volunteers on stage. Now I will proceed with the suggestions for your volunteers. Right now all of your volunteers have finished a routine and have their eyes closed down, resting in hypnosis.
-----------------Man from the Moon -----------------I am talking to you sir. My hand is on your shoulder and you are going deeper and sounder into hypnosis. In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three, your eyes will open and a strange thing will happen. You will speak the language of the Moon called Moon Talk, because you are the Man from the Moon. You won't be able to understand English when it is spoken to you. You will only understand your translator who will speak English and also Moon Talk. You will speak Moon talk until I snap my finger by your ear. When I snap my finger by your ear, you will speak and understand English again.
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-----------------Translator -----------------My hand is on your shoulder and I am talking to you. (Miss or Sir) In a moment I am going to count to three. When I count three your eyes will open and a strange thing will happen. You will find a visitor from the Moon on stage and you will be able to speak and translate Moon talk in English so every one in the audience will understand. When I snap my fingers by your ear, you won't remember how to talk Moon Talk anymore. ----------------------------------------For all of the other volunteers on stage ----------------------------------------For the rest of the volunteers on stage, at the count of three your eyes will open and you will enjoy the interview with the Man from the Moon. All right, one, two get ready to see the Man from the Moon, three eyes open. Ladies and Gentlemen in the audience, we have a very special guest today. We have the Man from the Moon. Let's get him a big hand for agreeing to an interview. (GO UP TO THE TRANSLATOR, ASK HIM/HER TO JOIN YOU BY THE PODIUM OR MICROPHONE STAND, AND ASK THE VISTOR FROM THE MOON, USING MOON TALK TO COME UP AND JOIN US. THE TRANSLATOR WILL MAKE SOME STRANGE SOUNDS, MOTIONING TO THE MAN FROM THE MOON, AND BOTH WILL BE STANDING BY YOU, FOR THE INTERVIEW)
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--------------------------------------Questions you can use for the Interview --------------------------------------What is your name? Where are you from? How long did it take you to reach our planet? How many people live on the Moon? What kind of work do you do, living on the Moon? When are you going back to the Moon?
---------------------------- A Note from Wayne ----------------------------The exchange between the translator and the Moon Man will be hilarious. The Moon man make sounds like grunts and the translator may make sounds like beeps, but both will seem to understand each other.
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--------Continue --------When you are finished with the interview, snap your fingers by the moon man and say in English, "What is your name?" The Moon Man will look a little confused, but will say his name in English and then ask him to go back to his seat on stage and go deep asleep. Now snap your fingers by the ear of the translator and ask his/her name, say thank you and send the translator back to the chair on stage and say, "go deep asleep." For the rest of the volunteers on stage, I am pointing my finger directly at your forehead; you are going deeper and sounder into hypnosis.
------------==> Notes <== ------------Use this space to create your own questions for the Interview with the Man from the Moon. You may want to use the same routine but change it to be an Interview with the Man or Woman from Mars or some other planet. If there is something in the news about a new planet that was just discovered it would be great showmanship to adjust your show to reflect a newsworthy event.
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-------------------------------==> The Invisible Man <== --------------------------------
The purpose of the routine is to make yourself completely invisible to your volunteers on stage. You can do this exercise with the entire group or just one individual Remember that creating invisibility is creating a negative visual hallucination for your volunteers. This is an effect that will work best if it is used near the middle or the end of the show. You will want your volunteers to have many successes in your other routines before you try this one. I am talking to you sir. My hand is on your back and you are going deeper and sounder asleep. In a moment I am going to count to three, when I count three I am going find something very strange. I am going to be the Invisible Man. You will hear my voice but you will not be able to see me. I will be completely invisible. If I pick up an item you will see that item floating in space. You will not see me. When I snap my fingers by your ear, you will see me once again. All right, one, two three open your eyes. (WALK ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VOLUNTEER AND BEGIN TO ASK QUESTIONS. HE WILL LOOK IN AMAZEMENT AS HE WILL HEARS YOUR VOICE BUT CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHERE YOUR
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VOICE IS COMING FROM. THIS IS CALLED A NEGATIVE HALLUCINATION. IN REALITY, YOUR VOLUNTEER HAS TO KNOW YOUR ARE PHYSICALLY THERE IN ORDER NOT TO SEE YOU. PRACTICE DEVELOPING YOUR OWN QUESTIONS. PICK UP AN OBJECT LIKE A DRINKING GLASS OR A MAGIC WAND OR A HANKERCHEIF AND MOVE IT PAST YOUR VOLUNTEER WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. IT WILL APPEAR AS IF YOUR DRINKING GLASS, MAGIC WAND OR HANKERCHIEF IS MOVING SILENTLY THROUGH SPACE. THE OBJECTS WILL BE FLOATING IN SPACE. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO RELEASE YOUR SUBJECT FROM THE EFFECT, JUST SNAP YOUR FINGERS BY HIS EAR)
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--------------------------------------------------==> Invisible Audience <== --------------------------------------------------This is a spin off of the Invisible Man, only this time you will tell your sleeping volunteers on stage that at the count of three they will open their eyes and everyone in the audience will be gone. Everyone in the audience will be gone. They will not see or hear the audience. They will only hear the voice of the hypnotist. Here is how you will direct your volunteers. -------------Begin now ------------Volunteers, at the count of three you will be wide-awake and alert. But a strange thing will happen. You will notice that everyone in the audience is gone. You will not see or hear anyone in the audience. This will make you angry as you expected your friends to be here during the entire performance. All right, one, two three eyes open. Where is everyone? (GO BY EACH OF YOUR VOLUNTEERS ON STAGE AND ASK EACH MEMBER WHY NO ONE IS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE. THEY WILL COME UP WITH SOME VERY CREATIVE ANSWERS. AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED SUFFICIENT LAUGHS, CONTINUE WITH CLOSING OUT THE ROUTINE) All right volunteers, I am pointing my finger at your forehead, close your eyes and go deeper and sounder asleep. When you open your eyes again today, you will see the audience.
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--------------------------==> A note from Wayne <== --------------------------Begin to create your own variations of this routine. Write some questions below that will enable you to bring out more responses from the volunteers.
-----------------------==> The Horse Race <== -----------------------(FOR THIS ROUTING YOU WILL TOUCH EACH VOLUNTEER ON THE BACK AND ASSIGN A NUMBER. FOR EXAMPLE YOU WILL TOUCH THE FIRST PERSON AND SAY "YOU ARE NUMBER ONE" THEN THE NEXT PERSON, "YOU ARE NUMBER TWO AND SO
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ON. AS SOON AS YOU HAVE ASSIGNED NUMBERS TO EVERYONE CONTINUE WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS) Volunteers, I have assigned a number to each of you. This number will be the number of your racehorse. At the count of three you will be wide-awake and alert but a strange thing will happen. You will be at the horserace and you will be cheering on your favorite horse. The louder you yell the faster your horse will run. You have just bet all of your money on your horse and you will be yelling and cheering on your horse. All right one, two, three, eyes open. All right your horses are at the gate. Now they are off! Here comes number one, followed by number four and number five. Now here comes number seven and number eight. Seven and eight are neck and neck. (AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR VOLUNTEERS WILL BE STANDING UP AND SHOUTING FOR THEIR HORSES) Now nine and ten are tied, they are running faster and faster. One, two and five are neck and neck at the turn. All of the horses are running faster and faster as they are coming down the stretch toward the finish line. The horses are across the finish line and there is a tie. There is a photo finish with all of the horses crossing the line at the same time. Sit down in your chairs, close your eyes and go back into hypnosis. The memory of the horserace is fading as you go deeper and sounder asleep.
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---------------Notes ---------------Insert your notes on any variation of the horserace or new ideas you have to make your race more exciting. If you have access to making your own sound effects, this may work well during your performance.
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-------------------------------------------------7.2. Exercises for Further Learning -------------------------------------------------Study each routine and weave each into your show. Begin creating your own routines. You now know how to deliver suggestions to your volunteers and you also know how to take away the hypnotic phenomena so that everyone begins the next routine on an even keel. You are now ready to finish creating your "Big Show"
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Stage Hypnotism Show Evaluation Form --------------------------------------------------Record your reactions and thoughts to your stage hypnotism shows by answering the following questions.
1. How did you feel after the show?
2. What new ideas about crafting your show were presented by the audience?
3. What did you like best about your show?
4. What did you like least?
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7.3 Summary ----------------------------Congratulations on your success! Let's continue on with more training and really fine tune your great show. With every show you will learn more and more about hypnotizing. The only way to truly learn stage hypnotism is to perform as many shows as you can
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Lesson Eight: Additional Stage Routines
Table of Contents 8.0 Introduction--------------8.1 The Magic of the Stage ------8.2 Communicating With the Audience---------8.3 Exercises for Further Learning -----------8.4 Summary-----------
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8.0 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------Now you should have a wonderful show put together. You have enough material for small parties and large major events. Always practice your routines before you try them out in front of an audience. You will have to try them out by yourself in front of a mirror but that will be sufficient. As you are practicing, picture your volunteers as well as your audience as if they were right there with you. The purpose of this lesson is to help you fine-tune your act and make it your best.
--------------------------8.1 The Magic of the Stage ---------------------------The stage set-up is very hypnotic in nature. When you hypnotize people, expectation of the audience is enhanced just by your presence on stage. After all, who would get a job performing hypnosis in front of hundreds or thousands of people unless he/she was a genuine hypnotist? If you were a member of an audience during a hypnotism performance and are watching a man stand in front of some empty chairs and claim that in a few minutes, people will be doing all kinds of funny things, do you have any reason to doubt him?
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I think not. The stage itself is very mystifying. Usually the house lights will be turned down during your introduction. There may be only a single spotlight on you as you explain the magic of hypnosis. This makes for a powerful theatrical effect. As you ask for volunteers, the lights on stage will get brighter and many people will rush to make sure they will get chosen to remain on stage and become hypnotized. Once you start working with the volunteers, the stage lights may be turned down. This will happen while you are giving your first hypnotic induction. After you finish your induction and while the volunteers are performing, the stage lights will once again become brighter. ----------------------==> What do I wear? <== ----------------------Every professional hypnotist wants to look good. You are expected to look like a professional entertainer. When you are performing at a party, you want to be one of the bestdressed individuals at the party. When you are performing at a high school you want to wear professional business attire. In the United States, where I live, most high school teachers do not wear business suits and ties. They opt for conservative attire but not what I would term "business attire." If you are performing at a high school in the United States, you will want to wear professional business attire that for men includes a business suit.
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Women will wear a business outfit or something very conservative. Make sure your clothes reflect success because you will allow your audience and volunteers to accept you as a successful entertainer.
In many cases for large college events I will wear a tuxedo with tails. You are dressing for your volunteers and your audience. If they see an individual that is dressed like them, it will be hard for them to accept you as a powerful professional hypnotist. Even though you will be dressed professionally, you will be very active on stage. You will be pacing back and forth along the line of chairs filled with your volunteers and you will have very active hand and arm movements. The reason you will be pacing is you need to know if anyone is faking hypnosis or creating a disturbance for the rest of the volunteers. You need to remove trouble makers as quickly as possible. There will be a great deal of people seated near the back of the room that will not see you unless you use very "big" gestures as you are directing your volunteers on stage. Think of an orchestra director. You will be directing your volunteers much like an orchestra director. The symphony you will be playing will be the symphony tilted "The Magic of the Mind."
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------------------------------------------------------==> What time should I arrive for my performance? <== ------------------------------------------------------You should arrive early. I will arrive an hour before a performance in my hometown. When I am traveling I arrive a day early and contact the meeting planner on my arrival date. This gives me time to do extra publicity with local radio or TV stations or interviews with the local newspapers. You will learn in a later lesson how to use publicity to your advantage in building excitement for your stage hypnotism show. You will also learn how to use publicity to create additional income streams as a hypnotist.
-----------Stage Props -----------Make sure you always have a bag to carry your stage props. If you own a cordless microphone, you may want to include one in your bag even if you are performing at a venue that supplies its own sound system. Every now and then, there is a problem with the supplied sound system and the show must go on, with or without sound.
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If your cordless microphone has batteries, also include extra batteries. Bring extra business cards and flyers. You never know who is going to be enjoying your show and will recommend you for additional bookings. If you sell books, tapes or CDs, make sure you put extra stock in your prop bag.
-----------------------------------8.2 Communicating With the Audience -----------------------------------How do I communicate with the audience? The best way to learn how to communicate with an audience is to learn from the masters of audience communication. Check out your local newspaper for speaking events hosted by public speakers. Attend those events and take notes. Every time an audience responds favorably to a speaker, write down what he/she said and how the audience reacted. Don't use the speaker's stories and anecdotes. Create your own. But make sure you note the kinds of stories audiences enjoy. Make sure you note the kinds of one-liners that go over well in a crowd.
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Also, listen to friends that tell you about their church. Attend a church service or two with your friends and take notes on how the speaker is received. If you have comedy clubs in your area, frequent them to learn how to work an audience. It is very difficult to thy to "wing it" with an audience. You need to know the type of audience you are performing in front of and you want to relate stories and anecdotes on their level. Your performance in front of a college audience will have a different feel than one in front of a high school audience. Make sure you are politically correct and you do not offend people because of race, color, religion or national origin. Always treat everyone with courtesy and respect. You will have people that will want to argue with you that you are a fraud. Let them have their say and thank them afterward. Always remember that if you shout back, you will have lost the argument. Everyone in the audience thinks you are a powerful leader. Seldom do powerful leaders resort to a shouting match. You must be calm under pressure.
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-------------------------------------------------8.3 Exercises for Further Learning -------------------------------------------------Make a checklist of things you need to remember to bring to each performance. Make copies of the checklist and always keep a copy in your prop bag as well as your luggage. As you book performances, think of more things you can add to the list to make your show a spectacular event!
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Stage Hypnotism Show Evaluation Form Record your reactions and thoughts to your stage hypnotism shows by answering the following questions.
1. How did you feel after the show?
2. What new ideas about crafting your show were presented by the audience?
3. What did you like best about your show?
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----------------------------8.4 Summary ----------------------------You learned some secrets to a great performance. Always remember that you are working for everyone in the audience. You will have people that detract from your show or they will disagree with you. Some people will be quite nasty. You need to treat them with courtesy and respect. After all, without controversy surrounding your show, you would have no show. You will earn more money than stage magicians, comedians, and musicians. The reason you will is because you will have people that will not like what you are doing and will openly tell you. Always be kind.
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Lesson Nine: Pricing For High School Assembly Programs
Table of Contents 9.0 Introduction--------------9.1 Pricing Strategies ------9.2 Contracts---------9.3 Exercises for Further Learning -----------9.4 Summary-----------
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9.0 Introduction What do I charge for my show? This is a good question. Pricing depends upon 3 factors. 1. What you think you are worth. 2. What the person who is booking you thinks you are worth. 3. Budget considerations of the group or organization that is booking you. 4. Single or multiple shows. 5. Other opportunities to earn money from your show. A stage hypnotism performance is like no other in show business. It always involves the unpredictable behavior of people. For that feature alone, you should charge more than magicians, musicians and other artists whose performances are always canned and well rehearsed. It is very difficult for most entertainers to fail if they have memorized their material so well that they do not have to think about what they are doing. Hypnotism brings on the element of danger. You are always working with people you do not know. You have no idea how well or how poorly they will understand and accept your suggestions.
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Risk brings reward. The entertaining stage hypnotism show is the riskiest show in existence so it should and does bring great rewards. Let's go ahead a price your professional stage hypnotism show!
--------------------------9.1 Pricing Strategies ---------------------------Since you have already learned how to put together a show to last more than 45 minutes, you should be ready to price your stage hypnotism show for high schools. In the United States where I live, stage hypnotism shows are suitable for students ages 12-19 which generally means middle school, junior high school and high school. These shows will be in the form of school assembly programs. Public schools in the United States run on a very strict timing arrangement. If the school principal or administrator that books your show says they have 42 minutes for your performance, then make sure your show is over and you are sending your volunteers back in 42 minutes. You will be welcome back year after year if you are respectful and honor the school's strict schedule. When a school administrator or a student council member asks you the price for your performance, ask these questions before you quote a price.
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1. How many students will be attending the event? 2. Where are you located? 3. How many shows do you want me to perform? 4. What time a day to you normally have your event? 5. What is your budget for an assembly program?
Keep these questions by your telephone and in your office as you want these questions to roll off of your tongue very easily. The reason you want to know how many students are attending the event is that schools have budgets based on how many students they have enrolled. If the school only has 300 or fewer students, they normally will only have a couple of hundred dollars to spend on an event. If you find out how many students will be attending from the high school student council member who is inquiring, you can ask if the Junior High School or Middle School in the same school district can attend as well. You will make it clear that your show will be suitable for both schools.
Wait until you get all of the information before you quote a price. I guarantee you will earn more money if you follow this strategy.
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Schools with less than 300 Students ---------------------------------------------Think $1.00 per student per performance at this level. Smaller schools have little or no budget. But if you get administrators thinking of $1.00 per person, that is a very cheap price to pay for such fine entertainment. Fee $300.00 Offer the school representative a show for the junior high school students as well as the high school students if the school representative says your price is too high. ---------------------------------------------------------What can I charge for 2 Shows presented on the same day? ---------------------------------------------------------Most school districts will have two or more high schools and 3 or more junior high schools located in the same region. Off a discount for 2 or more shows presented in the same day. So for a school in a district where most of the schools have 300 or fewer students you can offer the following. 1 hypnotism show
$300.00
2 Hypnotism shows presented the same day: $500.00 ------------------------------------------------------==> Schools with more than 300 students enrollment <==
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------------------------------------------------------Schools with more than 300 students have bigger budgets. In fact many schools will charge their students between $2.00 and $4.00 each to attend your assembly. They are usually trying to raise funds for other events. So we need to start at a much higher fee than the smaller schools. A fee of $600.00-$2000.00 US would be appropriate for larger schools. Since you are just starting out, you may want to start at the lower fee. If you have a great distance to travel and have to stay overnight at a hotel or book an airline flight, you need to charge the higher fee. Here is a typical fee schedule that you would send to an interested party from a large high school. The interested party will either be a student who is on the student council committee, a student council advisor, or a principal of the school. Usually you will meet all three of these individuals before or directly after your performance. ----------------------------------------==> Fee Schedule for Large Schools <== ----------------------------------------Stage performance fee for one show: $600.00 Stage performance fee for two shows $900.00 (If both performances are held on the same day) Factors in travel costs before you send the contract.
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Include airfare, transportation, lodging etc. When I travel out of state to do shows I will add a thousand dollars to my fee because I will stay overnight in a hotel so I can be fresh on the day of the performance.
--------------------------------------------------------Fees for Schools Where You will incur air travel expenses ---------------------------------------------------------Stage performance fee for One show $1600.00 Stage performance fee for Two Shows $1900.00 (If both performances are held on the same day) The above fees are quoted for stage hypnotists with less that a year's experience. After you have worked and traveled for a year you should be charging the following. Stage performance for One Show
$2400.00
Stage performance for Two Shows
$3600.00
Stage performance for Three Shows $4200.00
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9.2 Elements of the Booking Contract ---------------------------------------------------Here are the 5 elements of a stage hypnotism contract. 1. Name or names of the booking party who is usually the school principal. 2. School name and address. 3. Date and time of the performance 4. Schedule of payment for your fee and the amount of your fee. 5. Signatures
I have listed one of my sample contracts below. Make sure you include all of the elements of your fee agreement. This is a very simple form to use and it is very effective.
Sample Contract is Next:
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August 16, 2002 Bill Jones My Public High School 12450 Maple Newport Beach, CA 92660 Dear Mr. Jones Thank you for your call. I look forward to meeting you again and of course, working with another high school assembly program. The only equipment I need is a hand held microphone with about 40 feet of cable or a cordless microphone. I would also need between 16-20 chairs. Metal folding chairs would be okay. The following is our agreement for my "Concert of Stage Hypnotism" to be performed at your school your choice on December 28,2001. 1. Name and address of engagement: My Public High School 12450 Maple Newport Beach, CA 2. Name of the school: My High School 3. Date and time of engagement. December, 28,2002. Performance will start between 1PM and 2PM and last for approximately one hour. 4. Speaker fee:
$600.00
5. One payment of $600.00 due immediately upon completion of the Performance. 6. Please sign and send copy to my address below or send FAX to (602) 971-6967. I look forward to working with you, Approved by: ___________________
_______________________
Bill Jones School Principal My High School 1601 Dove, Suite 145 Newport Beach, CA 92414
Wayne F. Perkins 18662 N. 42nd St. Phoenix, AZ 85050
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9.3 Exercises for Further Learning Based on the example above, make sample contracts for small schools, large schools and multiple performances for both large and small schools. Also make up sample contracts for schools where you will have to travel by air in order to perform.
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9.4 Summary This lesson taught you how to construct your contract. You want to make it as easy as possible for you to get paid. In the next lesson we will explore other ways of getting paid for other stage performances.
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Lesson Ten: Pricing For College Major Event Programs Table of Contents 10.0 Introduction--------------10.1 Pricing Strategies ------10.2 Contracts---------10.3 Exercises for Further Learning -----------10.4 Summary-----------
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10.0 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------Now it is time to really think big. From the last lesson you can understand that even by performing at smaller schools, you can earn $300-$500 a day performing stage hypnotism shows. In the United States there are usually 180 days in a school year. That means that if you were to book just one show per school day at smaller schools, you would gross $54,000 per year. If you were to book large schools and many of those schools were located within a few hours flying distance from your home you would gross $ 288,000 per school year. Can you imagine if you book two or more shows per day, every school day? I love performing at high schools but I really love performing at Community Colleges, Small Four-Year Colleges and of course, major universities. There is something about a big paycheck that allows you to perform at a greater level of expertise. Also the audiences are really pumped because of all of the advance publicity via college radio, TV, Newspaper and printed flyers and brochures. The added hype about your show that can appear as early as one year in advance adds to the excitement and success of your stage performance. When I became a professional hypnotist back in 1977, my strategy was to work high schools for about 4 or 5 years and then graduate to the big time by marketing myself to colleges.
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But I was in for a big surprise. After my very first show that was held at Plano High School in Plano, Illinois, I received a call from the student organization at Waubonsee College in Sugar Grove, Illinois. One of the teachers at Plano High School was also on the staff at Waubonsee College and persuaded the Associated Student Organization to book me with a show. So within just a few weeks of performing my first high school stage hypnotism show, I had a college performance under my belt. The same thing can happen to you if you are open to it.
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10.1 Pricing Strategies
You will need a 60-90 minute show to perform at the college level. Make sure you really have a great deal of material because many of the people in attendance will be psychology students and psychology professors. Many of the professors use hypnosis in their private practices and will be looking for ways to help their clients based on some of the phenomena you produce. You never know how many people you will inspire directly and indirectly as a result of your college show. You will not only earn great money but also help many people through your successful and memorable demonstration.
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What do I charge for College Performances?
College fees are all over the chart. It is possible to earn more money at a small private liberal arts college than a major university performing before thousands of people. Size doesn't always make a difference. The best question to ask the college representative is, "How much do you budget for an event like this one?" Listen carefully as the person booking the show may give you a yearly budget for all speakers. Some of those speakers will be expresidents or major entertainers. The question, "How much do you budget for and event like this one," will generally give you a ballpark figure that will be accurate.
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The group that will book you will normally be called Associated Students. Associated Students is the students governing body much like a student council in a high school environment. Once the speakers associated student representative has your flyer, brochure and contract, he will bring the information before the Speaker's Board at the university. The Speaker Board will vote on whether they book you or not for a major event.
What Size Fees Can I expect for a College Major Event? Generally you can expect speaker fees of $1,000 up to $10,000 for a single performance. Many performers charge a fee and then bill the school for normal and customary expenses after the performance. I don't like to bill that way because once you have given the performance it is a long and drawn out process to get paid on your expenses. I prefer to bill one fee inclusive of all travel expenses. Travel expenses to colleges and universities will include airfare, transportation costs, lodging and food. Since I like to arrive at the college 24 hours in advance of the performance to accommodate radio, tv, and newspaper interviews, I
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need to charge more because I am locking up 2 days out of my schedule for a single stage show. Therefore I start out at the $3,500 level and include all expenses, even if it is a small school. In Lesson 11 will show you how to negotiate with schools and clubs if you cannot arrive at your specified fee. In this lesson however, I will make it simple and give you the ingredients on how much to ask for when booking college shows.
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Fee Schedule for College Hypnotism Shows Fee for my Stage Hypnotism Show Inclusive of all expenses: $3500.00 Length of the show is one and one-half hours ---------------------------------------------------10.2 Elements of the Booking Contract ----------------------------------------------------
With the college contract or fee agreement I will also need a light man and I try to get 1/3 of the fee forwarded to me to pay my travel expenses. This is a common strategy to cement the date. Once the school has invested $1000.00 in your show, they are more likely to really give it the promotion it deserves. Also, it is a lot easier to get your expense money on the front end rather than billing the school after the show and tracking down your invoices. I ask for 1/3 down to hold the booking and 2/3 of the amount to be paid in full on the night of the performance. You will normally get your 1/3 in advance. When an entertainer goes through a booking agent the agent usually gets 20-30% upfront and
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you get paid at the performance. So the schools are used to paying fees in advance. However, if you are not well known and are booking yourself, be prepared to pay for all of your expenses in advance and you will get 100% of your fee at the venue the night of your performance. ---------------------------------------==> Sample Contract or Fee Agreement <== ---------------------------------------Wayne F. Perkins 18662 North 42nd Street Phoenix, Arizona 85050 (602) 647-4280
August 16, 2002 Bill Jones Associated Students Southern University 12450 Maple St. Newport Beach, CA 92660 Dear Mr. Jones Thank you for your interest in hosting the spectacular stage hypnotism show. I look forward to creating an exciting event at Southern University. The only equipment I need is a hand held microphone with about 40 feet of cable or a cordless microphone. I would also need between 16-20 chairs. Metal folding chairs would be okay. I will also need someone to monitor the lighting on stage.
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The following is our agreement for my "Concert of Stage Hypnotism" to be performed at Southern University your choice on December 28,2001. 1. Name and address of engagement: Southern University 12450 Maple Newport Beach, CA 92120
2. Name of the school: Southern University 3. Date and time of engagement. December, 28,2002. Performance will start at 8PM and 2PM and end at approximately 9:30PM. 4. Speaker fee:
$3500.00
5. Two payments. The first payment or $1200.00 is due upon receipt of the signed agreement and the balance of $2300.00 is to be paid to Wayne Perkins at the time of the performance on December Checks will be payable to Wayne Perkins My Federal Tax ID number is: 1234567891
6. Please sign and send copy to my address below or send FAX to (602) 971-6967. I look forward to making this a memorable event!
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Approved by: ___________________
________________
Bill Jones Associated Students
Wayne F. Perkins
Southern University 1601 Dove, Suite 145 Newport Beach, CA 92660 (714) 555-1212 Phone (714) 555-1213Fax
18662 N. 42nd St. Phoenix, AZ 85050 (602) 647-4280 Phone (602) 971-6967 Fax
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10.3 Exercises for Further Learning Based on the example above, make sample contracts for colleges based on the elements listed above. Make templates that you can use for several schools. Good luck!
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10.4 Summary This lesson gave you the fundamentals to build your first stage hypnotism contract for colleges and universities. Lesson 11 will focus on other ways of negotiating and getting paid for your expertise as a hypnotist.
Wayne Perkins, The Major Event Stage Hypnotist
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Lesson Eleven: Marketing Your Show
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Table of Contents 11.0 Introduction--------------11.1 Brochures ------11.2 One-Sheets---------11.3 References and Testimonials -----------11.4 Videos----------11.5 Exercises for Further Learning
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11.0 Introduction Now it is time to market your show! Unfortunately, this is the part that is very difficult for most stage hypnotists. Actually it is the most difficult part of any business. You will have a great deal of competition out there. Your competition may not be other hypnotists. Your competition will be in the form of stage bands, magicians, comedians, and sports personalities. There are also many professional speakers who present very entertaining shows to corporate parties and professional associations. These speakers have very polished acts and are very professional. You will have to create copy for your flyers and one-sheets that will compete against the superstars. It is a big job, but the payoff is big as well. Good luck!
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11.1 Brochures Brochures are documents that usually include a picture, a description of your show, pricing and testimonials. A typical brochure is developed out of 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper stock and folded into thirds The purpose of a brochure is to get a qualified contact at a school, association or corporation to contact you for a booking contract. The contact with you will usually be by telephone. Nowadays, however, e-mail is a great way to qualify a contact and get the booking process started. Instead of giving you a course on how to create brochures, I suggest that you send for brochures from entertaining speakers, magicians, and other stage acts. When you receive these brochures, make sure you create a file and then spend a few hours during the way evaluating each one in its design and content. When you view each brochure, ask yourself if you would be moved to call this entertainer based on the design, color and format of the brochure. If you are moved to buy, so will others. Then start shopping around at local print shops and get samples of their brochures and pricing. Brochures can be created in a way to use as a self-mailer. This may be useful if you want to save money. Also, if you live in the United States, you can apply for bulk postal rates if you pledge to send out so many brochures during a year.
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Responses from mail are usually only around 1%. If you want 10 schools to contact you from your campaign of sending out brochures, you will have to send brochures to over 1000 contacts. Repetition of mailings generates more contacts as well, so you need to send brochures out at least once a month. If you are sending mailings out to schools, then send those out only during the school year.
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11.2 One Sheets
A One Sheet is a unique marketing tool in that you can use is as a brochure in mailing but it can be faxed, which saves you printing and mailing expense. A one sheet contains to following: 1. Your picture which should only take no more than up 2 inches by 3 inches of paper space 2. A headline which grabs the reader and gives them a benefit. For example, "Amaze Yourself and Witness an Authentic Hypnotism Show" or "Watch Your Friends Become Hypnotized" 3. A Brief description of your program 4. Testimonials 5. Your contact information that includes, phone, fax and mail and email. 6. If you want to save a step, you may even include pricing. I personally would only include pricing if I am sending out one-sheets for one specific region where I have no travel expenses. There are three major advantages to a one sheet. 1. The sheet can be faxed to your prospect that will expedite the process of getting approved by the decision-makers for your stage hypnotism show. 2. This is the most common contact form that booking agents and meeting professionals use. They want short, concise bits of
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information which are easier to find on one page than on a brochure which includes 3 or 4 folds of information. 3. Since it is only one page, you can change the information often, or experiment with replacing the text or pictures with a word processor. In most cases you will not need to go to a brochure printer to accomplish this. You can save money by cutting and pasting information and then photo-copying the one-sheet at a local Kinkos or quick print service.
--------------------------------------11.3 References and Testimonials --------------------------------------References are names of other stage hypnotism gigs you have performed at. If you want to attract high schools assembly shows with your one sheet or brochure, you will want to list the name of high schools where you had great stage shows. Your references gives prospective bookers places where they can check on how well you perform and how you will fit into their entertainment plans. In the beginning you will have no references so don't include any in your brochure or your one-sheet. Once you finish your first show, ask the decision-maker if you can include his name, the name of the venue as a reference on your marketing materials. Also, always ask the decision-maker if he/she would like to book next year's show.
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With all the excitement with the success of your first show, this is the very best time to ask for a future order. After a while, you should get enough business from referral business that you may not have to spend so much time and money on the marketing aspect of the business. Referrals and word-of-mouth will become your best marketing strategy over time.
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==> Testimonials <== You get testimonials from people that come up to you after the show and tell you how much they enjoyed it. While they are in mood to tell you how great you are, ask them on the spot if you can use what they said as a testimonial for your marketing materials. They will be glad to help you out in return for the fun they had during your great, entertaining show. Testimonials are included on brochures and one-sheets. Most of the time you will use those last, although many brochures and onesheets will "sandwich" testimonials between other sections of text. When you send for brochures and marketing information from professional speakers and hypnotists, you will see great examples of how this is done. Again, use the format that grabs your attention the most. If it grabs your attention, it will grab other people's attention.
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11.4 Videos Audition videos are used mostly for college and corporate show bookings. The key here is that an audition video is only 5 to 7 minutes of your show. It should include the funniest and most active parts of your show. There are a couple of great ways you can get your stage shows video taped. 1. Pay for a professional video service. You will pay a fee to have the professional videotape your show, create and master tape, and then additional copies for you to send to prospective clients. The service will also edit the tape for you to get it down to 5 to 7 minutes of exciting stuff. The professional video will also show the audience enjoying the show. This is very important in your video. You want happy people out in the audience. 2. If you have no budget for videos at the moment, when you book your first show, ask if they will be video taping it. If they say "yes," add that your show includes your own "copyrighted material and should not be videotaped. However, if you can make me 8 video copies of the show, you will be able to videotape and use my show, "royalty free."
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Make sure you memorize the above sentence, because every corporation and even small high schools will have someone video taping for the organization's benefit. Have you ever gone to a music concert or other performance where announcements were made about recording equipment is prohibited? The reason is, you have a right to the material in your performance. It is a right called "copyright," which is the same law that protect your books from being stolen. Copyright exists in every country in the world, so you and your show is protected. Your show and my show are copyright protected. We have a right to charge extra money for each performance, if the show is videotaped by the organization, party, club, or school. Use that fact to your advantage when booking your show. Get free videos. Also, you can take the best free video, and take it to a service that will edit your video and make a great package for you. Remember too, that once you send a video off for someone to look at, you will never get it back. So factor in that fact when sending audition videos off. Only offer an audition video if your potential fee if over $1000.00 or if you are sending it off to a booking agent who has specifically asked for it. Most videos will never be looked at by your contacts and you will never get them returned to you even if you send returned postage guaranteed.
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Do your best to book yourself without spending time and money on videos -------------------------------------------------11.5 Exercises for Further Learning --------------------------------------------------
Look up in the phone book or on the Internet and send for brochures and pricing information from professional entertainers. If you have access to telephone Yellow Pages in large metropolitan areas, look under "entertainment" and contact all of the bands and stage acts you can find. The purpose of this exercise to obtain as many examples of brochures and one sheets you can in order to design yours for maximum effect. Remember that mailing one-sheets or brochures will only get you a on per-cent return, so you want to make your materials as effective as you can. Resist the temptation to spend money on Internet marketing. Most people that book shows use the old traditional ways of, 1. Word of mouth, 2. one-sheets and brochures, 3. Videos from booking agents they trust. I have never had much of a return from Internet Advertising of my shows and have joined numerous other websites, spending money only to find out those websites have virtually no audience of potential bookers. At some time that may change, but the fact is you will be wasting your time and money by using the Internet to book your show.
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Good luck!
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11.6 Summary Now you are ready to create marketing instruments that will help you book your show. Even though the best way to get bookings is through referrals, you will always need to send materials to keep your name out there. Good luck on marketing your shows. Wayne Perkins, "The School Assembly Hypnotist"
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Lesson Twelve: Developing Multiple Streams of Income
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Table of Contents 12.0 Introduction--------------12.1 Sources of Internet Income ------12.2 Selling Books and Tapes---------12.3 Additional Shows -----------12.4 Additional Workshops, Seminars and Classes----------12.5 Exercises for Further Learning 12.6 Hypnosis Resources, Books and Additional Learning ----
------------------------------------------------------------12.0 Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------------------Now that you are experienced at booking your own stage shows, you will now go to the next step, which is developing multiple streams of income. There are two reasons you need multiple streams of income. 1. People who watch you perform are going to want additional products and services.
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2. As an independent businessperson, you must cover yourself in case of medical emergencies or poor economic conditions that may trigger cancellations of your shows. This lesson will teach you where to find additional sources of income to build your popularity as well as create continual streams of personal income.
12.1 Sources of Internet Income---------------------------------Over the last five years I have been caught up in the mystery and mystique of the Internet. In spite of the hype, very few people are making any money selling their products and services on the Internet. Since hypnosis books and products are more difficult to find using brick and mortar stores, the demand is still high for these products. I suggest that if you are selling hypnosis products over the Internet that you need the following. 1. Internet Website 2. A third party credit card processor or a merchant account. 3. 20 Hours a week free time to commit to changing and adding content to your website. Most people cannot commit to 20 hours a week updating and marketing their website. In fact most people have others create their websites and do not updating whatsoever. Many people do not get third party credit card processors and merchant accounts.
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So there is another way of participating in Internet profits without spending a dime. You can join my Hypnotism Education Affiliate Program located at: http://www.wayneperkins.net/hypnosis/affiliate.html An Affiliate Program is a passive income program. If you have a website and are generating 200 or more hits a day, you may want to consider joining my program. Every time one of your website viewers clicks from your website over to mine and purchases one of my e-books, you will be paid up to 50% of the selling price. My least expensive e-book goes for $9.95 each. You would receive over $4.00 for any sales that were a result of one of your web viewers clicking over from your website to mine and then purchasing one of my e-books. Most of my new e-book offerings go for $19.95 each. What that means is you would receive over $8.00 for each sale. Do you have an idea what a typical author earns on selling a traditional print book? The print author will be lucky to receive a dollar a book! In most cases authors receive less. So by becoming a Hypnotism Education Affiliate, you may receive 4 to 8 times the revenue a traditional print authors receives just by adding affiliate links to your pages. You can join up by going to: http://www.wayneperkins.net/hypnosis/affliate.html
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2. A second source of Income is through your own hypnosis e-zine or newsletter. Professional speakers have always increased their bookings when offering newsletters and now that you can deliver your newsletter or e-zine by e-mail, your cost of paper and mailing is zero. Creating your own e-zine or newsletter is simple. You can obtain instruction at the E-zine University located at: http://www.ezineuniversity.com/ If you have a website you must have an e-zine or Internet newsletter. The above resource will help you develop a great one in a very short time. You can give away your e-zine for free but advertise your products, services and your affiliate products and services. 3. Internet Advertising Services A third source of Internet revenue is through offering advertisements for others. Make sure they have products or services that will promote your website. This will help you sell more products because of the positive association. To get an idea of what to charge for advertising in your e-zine or newsletter, subscribe to several e-zines, and check out their rates. The best way to learn is by jumping in and getting wet.
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----------------------------------------------12.2 Selling Books, Videos and CD's ----------------------------------------------Selling traditional books and tapes is a little trickier. You will always have to have more products on hand than you are selling in order to provide great customer service for your fans. This means that you will have to spend money in order to make money. There is always the risk that you may not create any profits as production costs for books, tapes and CDs is expensive. If you plan on becoming a full-time stage hypnotist, you will want to make the investment. If you are only a part timer, you may want to focus on Internet selling of downloaded products like e-books that don't cost you money to produce or duplicate. I rarely offer traditional books and tapes any more because I don't like to worry about production and inventory costs. I promote Wendi Friesen's CDs and Videos. She is a great hypnotist who is honest and pays great affiliate fees. I receive the affiliate fee and she absorbs production and inventory costs. You can join her affiliate program by going to her website at: http://www.myaffiliateprogram.com/u/wendi/t.asp?id=1024
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Marketing Books or Tapes at a Show When you book a show, make sure you mention that you are offering books and tapes for sale. Then enlist the help of someone at the even and split your profits with the organization that books you. Offer a fixed amount for each book or tape. If you have a book that is selling for $20.00 each, offer to give the organization $5.00 for each book sold. If it is a non-profit organization, offer to donate $5.00 for each book sold back to the group. Make sure you follow the laws of your State or Region in collecting the appropriate taxes. You are a professional businessperson and are responsible for your tax liability.
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12.3 Additional Shows --------------------------------------Every time you successfully complete a show, you should ask the booker to pencil you in for next year's event. Let them know that you will guarantee them the same price as you are going to raise your rates for next year. If everyone has loved your show they will want to jump at the opportunity to sign you up for next year. Once you leave the building, you popularity will begin to fade. If you wait to contact the organization a year later, they may have found another hypnotist or entertainer to perform. Get them when they are hot! Ask for additional bookings as soon as you complete your show. If the booker is not at the event, call him/her within the next few days after the event.
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12.4 Additional Workshops, Seminars and Classes -------------------------------------------------How about offering a seminar or workshop in addition to your show? If you have a Friday evening show at a high school or college, you can offer a seminar or workshop for the booking organization and split the gate with the organization. Let the organization sell the tickets and secure the venue and you just show up and perform your seminar or workshop. You may even offer to split the profits on your books and tapes, giving you additional income streams that will carry on after you leave the area. Always think of developing additional streams of income for your stage shows. People will assume that as a hypnotist, you can help them overcome smoking and overeating problems. Learn everything you can about hypnotherapy and you will be able to add additional services to others while you are traveling and presenting your shows.
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Make a list of all of the additional hypnosis services you want to offer your clients. Remember, you can offer e-books, books, tapes, CDs, one-on-one hypnosis sessions, group sessions, seminars and workshops. You can accomplish these by yourself or enlist the help of the organization that books you for your stage show. Create one-sheets and prices lists that include some of the additional services you are going to offer. Keep thinking of new ways to expand your offerings at minimal cost and minimal risk to you.
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12.6 Summary ----------------------------Congratulations of finishing your course. I wish you success in all of your stage shows. Remember that you will always learn new things with every show. When you want to take advantage of my consulting services by telephone go to the following web address for details. http://www.wayneperkins.net/hypnosis/teleseminar.html
Wayne Perkins, "The School Assembly Hypnotist"
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