The Pre Induction Interview 4

Some people say, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, I hear what you are saying, but I've seen stage hypnotists work and I know those people control those folks." "I've seen them bark like dogs and think they have body odor," or something on this order. Many years ago, when I was a young man, I was a stage hypnotist. Let me tell you how it works.

When a stage hypnotist comes to town, there is advertising and a lot of people are interested so they show up. They want to see the show and a lot of them would like to be volunteers as subjects for the stage hypnotist. Now, when that stage hypnotist comes out and gives a little bit of a short lecture on hypnosis saying he is showing the entertainment side of hypnosis and there is a clinical side, he tells the people, "You know this whole show depends on you, the audience, you're the people that I need for the show." And he asks the people, "Is there anybody here who will volunteer to come up on stage?" Well, you would be amazed how many hands go up!

But that stage hypnotist does not necessarily take those people at all. He tells those people, "You know," he says, "really good subjects are those individuals who have the best ability to imagine, a wonderful imagination and the ability to concentrate," and he says he will give the whole audience a test for imagination and concentration. He is kind of telling a little fib, for he is testing the audience to find out two very important things. First, who goes into hypnosis like this (SNAP FINGERS). He has a stage show to put on, he can't waste time with long hypnotic techniques. More importantly, he is testing those people to find out who wants to have fun and who is uninhibited in public. These are the people he invites up on stage. They usually enter hypnosis very rapidly and very easily. And those people when they hear the suggestion, because they want to have fun, take the mental attitude, I like it, I want it to work and it does. Many times on the stage, a person thinks they want to do these things, but when it comes time to actually have it happen, they don't have the correct mental attitude and the suggestion is ineffective. These people, the stage hypnotist sends back to their seats, or, if it's long enough into the show, he will sit them on a stage chair and ignore them for the rest of the show. Stage hypnosis operates by the same rules as clinical hypnosis, you always have the choice as to whether or not you want that suggestion. If you don't want it, truthfully don't want it, it will be rejected and there will be no change.

So, you see, hypnosis is up to you. People ask me what my success rate is with smoking or weight control. I have to be honest with those people. My success rate is 100%. I've had an awful lot of training in hypnosis for an awful lot of years. I know exactly what to say to my clients and if they accept those suggestions, they'll have wonderful change and if they reject them they will have no change. So my success rate is always perfect. Will yours be perfect? If you accept the suggestions with the correct mental attitude, I like it, I know it will work, yes, you'll have 100% success. If you accept with any other ideas you will fail. It is up to you. I know you are going to enjoy our sessions together, I'd like you to, if you have any questions, just write them down on a piece of paper, so when I come back to the office, we can talk about them a little more. If there's something I haven't covered in our talk you would like to know more about, I'll be happy to discuss it with you. And remember hypnosis is a wonderful, wonderful way to change our lives and it is available to you. Thank you for giving me this time with you. This pre-talk script is meant to be used for making an audio tape for the client to listen to or view before the hypnotist enters the session room During this time, the client should be given a pencil and paper to write any questions s/he wishes to ask the hypnotist before the hypnotic portion of the session begins.

This process helps save time, the hypnotist's voice and assures each client receives the same quality pre-talk through the longest of session days. It also allows the hypnotist to make use of this time for other things; such as, finishing up with the previous client, returning calls etc. It is meant as a guide on how to educate the client regarding hypnosis and the hypnotic procedure prior to the induction portion of the the session. If you are uncomfortable with any portion of the "pre-talk" script presented here, adapt it to fit your own needs and personality.