A question I'm often asked is how do you hypnotise someone? There are several steps in the hypnosis process which are particularly useful if you're looking to carry out hypnosis either for street or stage performances. In this week's blog I'll be looking at the steps that I take when going through the process of hypnotising someone. Pre-talk The first thing is to set out your stall and perform your pre-talk with your prospective volunteers. A pre-talk establishes who you are,

As you venture into the marvellous world of hypnosis you'll begin to find that members of the public often have misconceptions, fears or beliefs about what hypnosis is and how they may respond to 'hypnosis'. It's your job as the hypnotist to dispel these beliefs in order to improve your chances of getting a subject under. A great place to do this is either in your pre-talk or to simply ask your intended subject what they think hypnosis is. Here we look at some of the misconce