Hypnosis and Public Speaking
Kent Jacobson, a.k.a. "Mr. Success"

If you are having a difficult time with your public speaking skills you may want to consider visiting a hypnotist.  Even though it may sound a little far fetched, many people have overcome their fear of public speaking by being hypnotized.  There are many professionals worldwide that specialize in this form of hypnosis.  They can be found by a simple internet or yellow pages search.  But before you get started, you may want to get some more background information on what this entails.

Even though nobody knows exactly how hypnosis happens, they do know the basic gist of things.  Hypnosis is a state of trance where the subject is extremely relaxed and has a heightened state of imagination.  Contrary to popular belief, being hypnotized is not the same as being asleep.  This is because during hypnosis the subject is alert to their surroundings the entire time.  Most people describe it as daydreaming where you are awake but you are tuning out mostly everything going on around you. 

During hypnosis a person will take the suggestion of the hypnotist as if they were reality.  So in other words, if a hypnotist suggests that you will no longer be afraid to speak in public, you should be able to follow this command.  But while all of this is going on, the subject is essentially just pretending with a high level of intensity.  This state also means the subject will be willing to take on almost any suggestion.  This is a very important part of the process.  Because of this subject did not take orders, it would be almost a pointless undertaking.

Hypnosis is widely believed as a way to reach somebody’s subconscious mind.  Your subconscious mind is in charge of the things that you do everyday without thinking about them.  Therefore it is believed that if a hypnotist can access this information, they can make the subject less prone to being intimidated by public speaking.  By connecting directly with your subconscious, the hypnotist will be in charge of your every move.  If you have ever seen a hypnotist show, you know that the subject will take every suggestion to heart. 

Another important factor to consider is that the subconscious is where all of your memories are stored.  So again, if a hypnotist can access your memory, he or she can make you believe that you actually enjoy public speaking. 

Even though hypnosis will not work on everybody, it can most definitely be an effective form of overcoming a fear of public speaking.  You will never know if this will work for you until you give it a shot.  So seek out a local hypnotist and get started.  This may be the break you were looking for in order to advance your career.