Hypnosis and Team Building Exercises

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Permalink Reply by tim atyeo on July 21, 2010 at 1:03am

hello,
if I might ask, is the show just for fun or using hypnosis to develop the team?
if its just for fun then like you say it doesnt really matter what you do
. if its for development you could use better performance techniques and transfering them to the sports field.
I use nlp techniques and trance tools on high ropes courses to inhance development of the individaul or group so they can then use those skills in their own life and pro/sports lifes.
If I can help please contact me.
Tim Atyeo

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Permalink Reply by James Hazlerig - HypnosisAustin on July 21, 2010 at 6:40am

Well, you could adapt the "Become A Celebrity" routine to becoming their favorite athlete. Not sure how much humor is there.

James

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Permalink Reply by Kelley Woods on July 21, 2010 at 3:08pm

Hi John,

A great metaphor is an orchestra. Each piece contributes individually to make the complete musical experience. Under trance, assign each team member an (imaginary) instrument that they will play. Tell them that when everyone is playing in sinc, the music will sound phenomenal. This will make them pay attention to each other, a desired quality in teamwork.

If appropriate, assign some solos, because, within every team, some individuals are also standouts.

Watch the fun and the beautiful music appear!

Best wishes,

Kelley

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Permalink Reply by Antoine Pruyssers on July 21, 2010 at 5:06pm

To get you started on orchestra-workings:


Kelley Woods said:

Hi John,

A great metaphor is an orchestra. Each piece contributes individually to make the complete musical experience. Under trance, assign each team member an (imaginary) instrument that they will play. Tell them that when everyone is playing in sinc, the music will sound phenomenal. This will make them pay attention to each other, a desired quality in teamwork.

If appropriate, assign some solos, because, within every team, some individuals are also standouts.

Watch the fun and the beautiful music appear!

Best wishes,

Kelley

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Permalink Reply by John Bates Childress on July 23, 2010 at 10:18am

Thank you all for the great suggestions. I did a show one time where I knew there was a professional hula instructor in the audience. So just for fun and totally without advance planning, I invited her up on stage to give an impromptu hula lesson to my volunteers. The audience thought it was a lot of fun. But the instructor was amazed, after the show she told me that in 30 years of teaching hula, she'd never had a group pick up the instructions as fast or as well as my hypnotized volunteers.

I might experiment with teaching people to juggle under hypnosis - and maybe to the point where they toss balls - which would make it more team work than an individual activity.

I loved Bobby McFerrin's Ave Maria. He's internationally recognized for his pop hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy." But most people don't know that his father was not just a professional opera singer, but sang at the Metropolitan Opera in NY, worked on the movie Porgy & Bess and Bobby McFerrin's popular music is rooted in classical music. This clip shows how talented he is.

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