So much of what we do to create compelling effects unfolds outside of trance. The design, direction, and clarity of suggestions has a tremendous impact on how well a scene goes.

In this class we’ll discuss the interstitial communication that comes before, between and after the trance. You’ll learn to supercharge your suggestions through collaborative blueprinting, engaging both the subject and hypnotist in the creative work of perfecting hypnotic effects.

You can expect to leave this class with concrete skills to improve your communication during hypnosis. We’ll touch on techniques for precisely unpacking the subject’s experience, and how to use what you learn to iterate and improve. Learn to predict and preempt mental shortcuts and loopholes, making sure that you and your partner share the same mental model. We’ll show the power of simple visual diagrams, and how striving for the right metaphor can be the key to making suggestions click.

This class is for hypnotists and subjects of every experience level.