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My Hit Speed-Trance show last night in Manhattan.

Last night was quite an adventure. I had to travel to Manhattan to host a hypnosis show at a major university. The traffic had its fair share of maneuvering its way through massive construction delays, yet somehow I got to Manhattan on time. 
I had to stop to pick up copies from the printer of training materials for the upcoming Speed-Trance class. NYC traffic enforcement agents were running around blanketing cars with tickets in that area, and with the new muni-meters, I had to use some quick thinking, and suggestions/distraction techniques while obtaining my parking coupon to stop the enforcement agents from giving me a ticket before I could get back to the car fast enough with said coupon over snow and ice.
After picking up the booklets, I then had to locate street parking over a much glaciated NYC road surface.  A woman walking a dog could not control her Labrador who seemed urgently interested in making friends with me, as I approached building, which made me smile.  
As it turned out I was parked 90° to the front door of the place I was about to do the show. I was also almost two hours early, having to work my way around possible delays the remnants of the New York City weather disaster we seem to be going through.
Last night show was for a Jewish student group on a Friday night, which means, no sound system nor music allowed. Further, I'm not to be in direct physical contact with the females in the show.  So at times when I needed to boost my voice, a plastic megaphone was my only source of vocal amplification. The show which ran about 1.5 hours, was a hit, as evidenced by the fact that many students requested that I Speed-Trance them before I was allowed to leave the building, so I must've dropped and demonstrated some Street Hypnosis for at least another 40 minutes before I was able to travel home.  
For any hypnotist out there, as challenging as certain situations may be as things arise, writing and orchestrating a show with no sound system nor music, relying on your throat, and a plastic megaphone, with 300 people in the audience, can be quite a challenge. I recently read a famous quote which stated, the mark of a true professional is to do their best when things are at their most challenging.   As a professional, I have been repeatedly in situations I've found challenging, and have always decided to the mightier than the situation around me. I have done many shows of this type, even though while discussing this type of show with one of our colleagues and a friend in Las Vegas, the thought of this type of show seem to make him at minimum a little uneasy.
These are great group of people to work with, I thank them all and look forward to working with them again.

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Permalink Reply by Scot on February 5, 2011 at 11:28am

John,

Once again you should think of yourself as the Yoda of hypnosis!

I am curious about a few things though, 1- Why was there ...

"no sound system nor music allowed"?

2-If they were trusting enough to have you come in to do the

show, what was the deal with your not being allowed to touch any of the females?

"I'm not to be in direct physical contact with the females in the show."

Is that maybe their custom(s)?

Get back to me when you have time.

Namaste'

Scot

 

Permalink Reply by John Cerbone - The Trance-Master on February 5, 2011 at 1:01pm

No sound system, no technology for religious reasons on a Friday night.

No touching for religious reasons as well.

Not a trust thing in any way.

John

Permalink Reply by Jimmy Graham on March 22, 2011 at 6:04pm

 

"As a professional, I have been repeatedly in situations I've found challenging, and have always decided to the mightier than the situation around me." 

The first person we hypnotize is ourselves!

Nice job John!!

JImmyG

Permalink Reply by John Cerbone - The Trance-Master on March 22, 2011 at 6:38pm

Thanks Jimmy!

I feel the same way.

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