It may sound odd to ask how to hire a hypnotist, but here are some things you may not have thought of.
It’s very easy to learn the basics of hypnosis. Sadly, hypnosis is not regulated and therefore you can’t look for a licensed hypnotist to entertain your group. Anyone can make a nice looking website these days, so I suggest you follow the tips below to avoid hiring someone you may later regret.
Is the hypnotist insured?
A hypnotist should have insurance. Hypnosis is very safe, but it’s a sign of a professional if they have insurance. most “weekend warrior” hypnotists won’t be bothered spending the money on insurance.
How many shows do they do a year?
Professional hypnotist are doing AT LEAST 2 shows every month. Many top hypnotists are doing 150+ a year. If someone does very few shows it can be a sign of someone who is unexperienced.
Get references!
Can you see a history of successful shows? can you contact others that have hired them? If not this may be a warning sign.
Do they have training?
This is a rough one, as anyone can take a weekend course in hypnosis and say they are trained. But Isuggest looking for someone who took both hypnotherapy and stage hypnosis training. On top of that it would be desirable that they trained under another hy
pnotist in real world environments.
How long have they been doing shows?
For any professional show you want someone that’s been doing shows for 8-10 years.
Of course if you hired a hobbies hypnotist who has only done a handful of shows you may get lucky and have a great time. Everyone needs to start somewhere.
But do you want them to start at your event where you’re going to take the responsibility if things go bad?
Follow the tips above and you’ll have greatly increase the chances of finding a hypnotist who has experience with a variety of audiences and situations. The more experience they have, the more they can draw on to make your event a success!
BTW, I’ve performed over 2000 shows, you can read about them here: http://ianstewart.info
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