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From: gordo_ala_moore
Date: Tue Oct 22, 2002 11:25am
Subject: Re: Impending interview -- advice needed!
It is a mine field.
From an email i received a while ago from Paul Hallas
"When it comes to hypnotism as entertainment I would be a little wary
of moving into that area. Equity (actors and performers union)
insurance have stopped covering lawsuits for hypnosis so I would
think there must have been a lot of cases brought against hypnotists
in the past few years... "
Read this
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?
topic=6575&forum=15&start=0
On a more personal note, i have not made one penny from performing
hypnotism, since i am still and will be for a few years to
come ,learning my trade. Most of work I do is with friends and family
as well as wasting many a few hours of my girlfriend's time. I have
also been known to demonstrate 'amazing' feats on the train from
Edinburgh to Falkirk.
I am quite happy to earn my living as a mere software engineer until
such times that i have an immense wizardry of hypnosis and the
public's interest and ignorance is not quite so bad. It may be a
good thing that the state of the industry has given me time to
practice before rushing into a probably doomed career as a budding
Svengali.
One day my friend, one day. Hah hah hah !!!!
Cheers, Gordon
--- In a previous message marcthomashogan wrote:
> Hi Gordon
>
> I teach students interview technique and there are lots of very
> subtle nlp skills to influence and lead a persons thoughts....
>
> On adifferent point
> Do you perform as a hypnotist, have you got public liability
> insurance? I can't find any companies that do it anymore? Any help
> would be greatly appreciated!
>
> As for the intervies skills my students have claimed they have been
> very helpful, and those who have kept in touch have all got jobs!
>
> Mark
