By: Rob Andrews
Have you ever met one of those smooth talking salesmen who can sell snowballs to Eskimos? Some people just seem able to convince others to do almost anything they want.
Ever wonder how some people can do it, and others can’t?
Conversational hypnosis is one way of influencing others by simply talking with them.
Never heard of conversational hypnosis?
Conversational hypnosis is not about placing people in deep trances, like a professional hypnotist would do in his office.
What it is about is using language that by-passes someone’s conscious brain and makes suggestions directly to the subconscious mind. Using the words of the conversation to directly communicate with the subconscious mind of the listener is conversational hypnosis.
One of the best at doing this is a guy called Robert Dilts. He calls this kind of language sleight of mouth. He says that language is really a map of our world, and that no two people live in the same world. (Deep, huh?)
What he is saying is that each individual sees the world in her own way, and she uses language to discuss her world and amazingly, even to form her world.
So basically, when you speak about something in a certain way, you actually cause yourself to think of it in that way. For example, if you habitually express that you hate going to school, you will reinforce that feeling and even strengthen it. You are creating that reality by simply talking about it.
So how is this connected with conversational hypnosis?
Similar to how you created the reality of hating school by merely talking about it, you will influence other people to hate school also by speaking to them in this way.
Now you know why attitudes indeed are contagious. Because the attitudes expressed in words direct the minds of the listeners to think the same way.
Remember how your parents used to freak out if they thought you had the wrong friends? Well, there maybe something to that. If you hang around friends who think a certain way, the words they use will carry those attitudes like a virus into your subconscious and literally start infecting you to think the same way. For good or for bad.
This is because words are powerful! One of the reasons words are so powerful is that the subconscious mind soaks them up like a sponge.
Your subconscious brain is very aware of what goes on around you. In fact, most of your thinking happens there. The subconscious mind can be influenced by what you and others say.
Using the right words can affect the way people see the world. What are the right words? Ahhhh, that’s the question. But you’ll need to wait until the next part of this article to find out. Or of course, you can visit my blog.
About the author: Rob Andrews publishes articles to share his knowledge on the power of conversational hypnosis. Visit his site to learn about this easy way to do covert hypnosis
