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YOU TELL ME, THEY RELAXED THE
MOST OUT OF ANY OF US, RIGHT?
>> WE GIVE EVERYBODY A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS IS.
IT'S NOT A QUICK SNAP OF A
FINGER.
IN THE ROOM I WORKED WITH ABOUT
TEN PEOPLE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO RELAX THE
FASTEST, THE QUICKEST.
DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERYONE
CANNOT BE HYPNOTIZED, BUT
OBVIOUSLY FOR THE TIME THAT WE
HAD TOGETHER, THEY WERE ABOUT TO
RELAX QUICKLY.
THE COOL THING, I WAS ABLE TO
GIVE THEM POST-HYPNOTIC
SUGGESTIONS TO PUT THEMSELVES
BACK UNDER.
WE WERE ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN A
ROOM WORKING.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I
COULD WALK UP TO YOU ON THE
STREET AND DO THAT.
I WOULDN'T BE HERE NOW, I WOULD
BE LYING A LOT OF LOTTERY
TICKETS, I'M NOT KIDDING.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
STOPPING WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE
TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH US
RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO RELAX
AND GO BACK UNDER.
I GAVE YOU SOME PRE-CONDITIONED
SUGGESTIONS, KEYWORDS, THINGS I
USE EVERY SINGLE DAY, WHETHER
I'M DOING A MOTIVATIONAL PROGRAM
OR A SHOW.
THE SAME WORDS HELP US RELAX, SO
JUST FOCUS AND RELAX.
JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH OF AIR
AND JUST LET IT OUT SLOWLY.
PRETTY SIMPLE STUFF.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO FOCUS ON
YOUR BREATHING AND JUST RELAX.
CAN I SHAKE YOUR HAND?
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND ANDY, 3, 2, 1, RELAX.
WAY DOWN, DEEP, RELAX.
HI, JENNIFER, HOW ARE YOU?
STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR BREATHING.
AND THREE, TWO, ONE, AND SLEEP.
RELAX.
LET EVERY MUSCLE COLLAPSE.
BACK UNDER.
THEY CAN HEAR ME AND YOU.
THEY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.
THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
THEY'RE IN A RELAXED STATE OF
CONCENTRATION.
WHEN THEY'RE IN THAT STATE, THE
MIND EXPANDS THE POSSIBILITIES
BEYOND JUST THE RELAXATION.
IN OTHER WORDS, A SUGGESTION CAN
BECOME A REALITY.
I'M GOING TO DO THAT NOW.
>> YOU TALKED TO THEM OVER AN
HOUR AGO.
AN HOUR LATER, THIS HAPPENED SO
QUICK.
>> BECAUSE THEY WANT IT TO
HAPPEN.
I CAN'T CHALLENGE THEM, I CAN'T
FORCE THEM.
THE GREATEST HYPNOTIST IN THE
WORLD IS OURSELVES.
WHAT WE SAY TO OURSELVES, WE
CREATE, SIMPLE STUFF.
IN ESSENCE, I DIDN'T HYPNOTIZE
THEM, THEY PUT THEMSELVES UNDER.
LOOK HOW RELAXED AND COMFORTABLE
THEY ARE.
LET'S GO RIGHT INTO IT.
I'M GOING TO OPEN THEIR EYES,
WELCOME THEM BACK BUT PLACE A
COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS.
WHEN THEIR EYES ARE OPEN, I'M
GOING TO SAY A COUPLE KEY WORDS.
EVERY TIME I SAY THE WORD
"ATLANTA" ANDY'S PHONE IS HIS
SHOE, AND IT'S GOING TO START TO
RING LIVE ON THE AIR.
HIS PHONE IS HIS SHOE.
WE'LL TAKE OFF HIS PHONE, TELL
THE PERSON HE'S GOING TO CALL
THEM BACK.
JENNIFER THINKS THAT'S
RIDICULOUS.
WHEN THE PHONE RINGS ATLANTA, HE
THINKS HIS SHOE IS THE PHONE.
JENNIFER THINKS THAT'S
RIDICULOUS.
EVERY TIME I SNAP MY FINGERS,
JENNIFER WILL STOP AND TRY AND
GET MY ATTENTION.
SHE JUST WANTS TO STOP THE
SEGMENT.
SHE DOESN'T THINK THIS IS FUNNY,
SHE THINKS THIS IS A WASTE OF
TIME, SHE'S IN CONTROL.
FOLLOW ME?
>> GOT IT.
>> I SAY THE WORD "ATLANTA" HIS
SHOE RINGS.
IT'S HIS PHONE.
HE'LL TAKE IT OFF, ANSWER IT.
JENNIFER THINKS IT'S HYSTERICAL.
WHEN I SNAP MY FINGER, JENNIFER
DOESN'T THINK ANY OF THIS IS
REAL.
THEN WE'LL DO SOMETHING FUNNY.
ONE, TWO, THREE, WELCOME BACK.
DO YOU FEEL WELL-RESTED?
>> I DO.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> I FEEL HAPPY.
>> JENNIFER, YOU HEARD
EVERYTHING GOING ON?
>> YEAH.
>> DIDN'T CARE WHERE YOU WERE?
>> NO, SURPRISINGLY.
>> YEAH, SAME.
I FEEL REALLY RELAXED RIGHT NOW.
>> COOL.
WE'LL GET TO SOME FUN STUFF IN A
MINUTE.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ME BE THE
AT THE PUNCHLINE TONIGHT HERE IN
ATLANTA --
>> RICKY, RICKY, RICKY.
>> YES.
I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.
>> NO, NO, NO, WAIT!
>> IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A
CHANCE TO COME SEE ME, COME SEE
ME LIVE AT THE PUNCHLINE --
>> RICKY.
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> I'M JUST DOING THIS.
>> I'M HERE IN ATLANTA.
I SPEAK ABOUT IT AND I TALK
ABOUT IT --
>> RICKY.
>> ARE YOU OKAY?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR
SHOE?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
>> OKAY.
LEAVE IT LIKE THAT.
I AM ENTERTAINING AND -- ARE YOU
OKAY?
HEY, ANDY, THREE, TWO, SLEEP,
RELAX, WAY DOWN.
HI, JEN, RELAX, THREE, TWO, ONE,
RELAX.
LET'S KICK IT UP A NOTCH.
>> LET'S.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK WHAT'S GOING
THROUGH THEIR MIND.
HE'S TAKING OFF HIS SHOE, SHE'S
INTERRUPTING ME, HOWEVER WHEN I
SHAKE THEIR HAND, THEY WON'T BE
ABLE TO SPEAK TO ME IN ENGLISH.
THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK AT
ALL IN ENGLISH, THEY WILL ONLY
SPEAK A LANGUAGE THAT DOES NOT
EXIST.
OKAY?
WHEN I LET GO OF THEIR HAND,
THEY'LL SPEAK FINE, NO PROBLEM.
WHEN I'M SHAKING THE HAND, THEY
TALK FUNNY.
BY THE WAY, ANDY, WHEN I ASK YOU
WHAT YOUR NAME IS, YOUR NAME IS
NOW RON BURGUNDY.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHY.
BUT EVERY TIME I ASK YOUR NAME,
YOU'RE RON BURGUNDY.
WHEN I SHAKE YOUR HAND, YOU TALK
IN A FUNNY LANGUAGE.
JENNIFER THINKS IT'S HYSTERICAL
BUT YET IT HAPPENS TO HER.
ONE, TWO, THREE, OPEN YOUR EYES.
WELCOME BACK.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK OR
WHAT'S GOING IN THEIR MINDS?
>> HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING?
>> I'M STILL FEELING PRETTY
RELAXED.
>> ANDY, THANKS SO MUCH -- BY
THE WAY, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
THIS TO PEOPLE LISTENING AND
WATCHING?
>> IT'S REALLY -- IT'S G-G-GOOD.
>> OKAY.
AND HI, HOW ARE YOU, HOW DO YOU
SPELL YOUR NAME?
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR
NAME EARLIER.
>> MY NAME IS RON.
>> AND I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS YOUR
LAST NAME?
>> BURGUNDY.
>> GREAT.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS?
WHATEVER.
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME
EARLIER.
THIS IS RON.
HAVE YOU GUYS MET?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?
AND YOU DON'T REMEMBER, WHAT'S
YOUR NAME?
>> JENNIFER.
>> THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING
ON.
THREE, TWO, SLEEP.
RELAX, WAY DOWN.
HI, THREE, TWO, RELAX WAY DOWN.
SO JUST IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME, YOU CAN SEE HOW QUICKLY
SIMPLE WORDS, SIMPLE SUGGESTIONS
CAN FRAME A WHOLE NEW REALITY
YET NOT STILL CHALLENGING THEM
MORALLY OR ETHICALLY BUT LETTING
THEIR MIND TAKE A LITTLE DAY
AGREEMENT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN I
OPEN THEIR EYES, THEY'RE WIDE
AWAKE, FEEL GREAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO BRAG ABOUT
THEIR EXPERIENCE.
THEY'LL REMEMBER THEIR NAMES.
SPEAK DISTINCTLY.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
EYES OPEN.
WELCOME BACK.
YOUR NAME IS?
>> ANDY COHEN.
>> HI, ANDY.
YOUR SHOE.
>> RIGHT.
I'M ON IT.
>> JENNIFER, YOUR NAME IS?
>> IT'S JENNIFER.
IT'S JENNIFER, YEAH.
>> DOUBLE-CHECKING.
CHECK HER LICENSE.
>> THE KEYWORDS THAT YOU USED,
WHAT IF I SAY THOSE WORDS IN AN
HOUR?
ARE THEY BACK THERE?
>> LET'S FIND OUT.
I'M KIDDING, I'M KIDDING.
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK LIKE
THAT.
>> I'M A PERSON.
>> I AM A PERSON.
MAKE ME FEEL GOOD.
NO, NOT REALLY, NO.
IT'S WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO AND
WHAT THEY WANT TO EXPERIENCE.