Hypnosis Informative Speech

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Specific purpose: The purpose is to inform the class on a not all that known topic, hypnosis. Introduction
I. Open with impact: Okay guys pay attention *pull out hypnotize item sway for 3 seconds* Hypnotized yet? I didn’t think so. But why didn’t it work? Probably because I didn’t do it correctly. But that raises more questions like well, how do you correctly hypnotize someone? Hold up, is hypnotism even real? Who came up with this stuff? Luckily for all of us we’ll, all learn something new from this information and research I have found about this certain topic of hypnosis.
II. Connect: Majority of us have probably heard of, or read about, or even experience some type of hypnosis.
III.
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Preview: We are going to start off with the question “Where did it come from and when did it start?” and save the biggest question for last. I’ll also bring up different methods and tools used for hypnosis.
Body
I. Main point: Let’s start with the real question. What is hypnosis? Well in technical terms it’s when the mind is in a relaxed zone. When you’re in your most vulnerable state and giving your mind freedom to be shaped and formed. This is a natural human trait, everyone has it. It may take others more time to embrace that trait but it’s there. There are different forms of hypnosis that people use every day without knowing it.
A. Focusing inwards on yourself and trying to change a quality that you don’t like or just will like to change is a form of hypnosis. Most people think hypnosis is just waving a medallion or clock of some short and saying some magic words. It’s not.
B. There are tools used like a clock or a medal but, the tools hold no real power besides to hold your attention. It gets people to calm down and focus on that swaying item to free your mind. According to “About Hypnosis” by Stephen Walkin Ph.D. hypnosis only has the amount of power if you lC. Giving your mind up to hypnosis isn’t really giving it up at all. You’re just using it in a subconscious unconscious space. It’s all that you make

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