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From: highroller entertainment casting
Date: Fri May 3, 2002 9:24pm
Subject: Re: How do you do the betting slip, dog track thing?
--- In a previous message luke_best2002 wrote:
> Hey, I have just joined!
> My name's Luke Best and I am a mentalist.
> As you should guess- I am a great fan of Derrens work , but I am
> quite puzzled by the MC3 dog track winning ticket thing.
> I am no novice when it comes to NLP, so do not think Im just
another
> who wants to become Derren Brown!
> I have read some older posts from this forum where you have
discussed
> this between yourselves, and you have came out with some very
> interesting theories. I have searched through literally hundreds of
> books and websites about NLP, but most of it is all irrelative to
> what I want to know.
> I read the post about banging on the window frame, and producing
> confusion in the critical mind, which allows you to put suggestions
> in their mind.
> What I basically would like to know is does this work - as it is
very
> brief, and has anyone here done it themselves? I would like to know
> some more info about this subject.
> Thanks a lot- I await your replys!
> Luke
>
> P.s (I deeply apologise for the long post!
Welcome to the group Luke, God knows it can do with some fresh blood!!
The technique Derren uses at the dog track is called a 'pattern
interrupt', and it is an NLP technique discussed (briefly) by Richard
Bandler and John Grinder in 'Trance-Formations'...you seem to have a
basic understanding of how it works, and it is also the basis for the
technique Derren uses on the girl at the opera house in MC2.
Basically, you interrupt a set-in-stone unit of human behaviour such
as checking the ticket or shaking hands and then seize upon the split
second of confusion to get your suggestion in there. I have been
toying with this technique for a while in a few incarnations, with
mixed success. The key is to spot and identify the units of behaviour
and keeping your subject unaware.
One such unit of behaviour, like a handshake, is offering to light
someone's cigarette...they will immediately assume a jutted jaw
postion for you to light their cigarette, and you can interrupt it.
Oddly enough, I happened upon this unit of behaviour by reading about
its use by the Kray twins, who would offer a light, wait for the
proffered jaw and then punch the subject, usually breaking their jaw
and always taking them by complete surprise! Basically, look for any
behaviour that people do without even thinking about and you're
halfway there!
Best Wishes,
Daniel
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