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If you have ever watched Star Wars you probably remember how the Force was used to talk people into doing things or accepting things. Just by lifting up the hand Obi Wan Kenobi was able to tell people exactly what to think. This is fiction of course, but by using conversational hypnosis you are able to do much of the same things. You do not even have to lift your hand.

What is Conversational Hypnosis?

There are no magic or occult practices involved in the art of conversational hypnosis. The concept is about using tested strategies and manipulation techniques to convince other that what you say is the truth. The principles of convert hypnosis were first discovered by world known hypnotist Milton Erickson. He discovered that people fall into trance several times a day. When working on the computer, concentrating, reading and what not.

Milton Erickson found that it was possible to use this type of trance like situations to get into a prospects mind. He also found that he was able to use this to change the way the prospect was thinking and feeling about a certain thing. By removing the resistance towards his suggestions he could implement any thought into the prospects mind. He also found that it was simple to use rapport and confusion to get people to enter this trance like state of mind. Rapport, confusion and suggestion are the ground pillars of conversational hypnosis.

Rapport: You have probably tried to build rapport with a person or the people around you. Rapport can be defined as an agreement mode where you have the same thoughts and the same interests in common.

By building rapport you help your subject to relax. You become a part of his team and it becomes much easier to influence his thoughts.

Confusion: Another principle of conversational hypnosis is confusion. This means that the subject needs to be confused so much so that he does not know what to do and turns to you for an answer. Sometimes confusion can result from a simple question like “do you really think that the right way to do it?”

Suggestion: After you have built rapport with your subject and confused him enough to get to you for an answer you are able to suggest how he can solve the problem at hand. You want to make this as subtle as possible to make him believe that he was the one who thought it out. You can say things like “how if you did it like this?” or “what do you think about doing it that way?”

Conversational hypnosis is an excellent tool to influence people to your way of thinking especially if your way is beneficial to them. However, word of caution here excess use of these principles may make the person see through your technique. Conversational hypnosis is a great technique to influence your lover or your friend to your way of thinking.