Ronning Guide

THE BLURB:
How to Start from Scratch, Hypnotize any Group, Create a
Satisfying Show, and Have as Many Bookings as You Desire in
21 Days!

The Ronning Guide to Modern Stage Hypnosis delivers
practical insights into both the on-stage and business
aspects of you career. Plus, it clearly outlines a formula
for success you can adapt to you own individual style.
Geoffrey Ronning's personal experiences make it fascinating
and his enthusiasm and confidence are absolutely contagious.

Ronning breaks down each phase of thee stage performance
into identifiable components and shows you how to work them
in any situation. He tells how to rescue a dying performance
and gain control over an uninterested or drunk audience. He
provides specific tools to apply and workbook exercises that
turn this information into living experience. Doing them
actually builds a firm foundation you can stand on when you
are on stage.

In these pages you will discover:

    * The top five reasons hypnotists fail to achieve
success.
    * Twelve Rules of routines and three Types of Routines
to Always Avoid
    * Ten "Dos" for Stage Hypnosis Success
    * The three "Never Do" rules for a Hypnosis Show.

You will also gain similarly practical guidance for getting
work and otherwise increasing your income, including:

    * A sure-fire approach to getting bookings - as many as
you want - in a matter of weeks.
    * Practices to maximize return bookings.
    * Ways to turn every performance into a high-profit
center.

If you are going to learn about something, learn from
someone who walks the talk. Geoffrey Ronning's extremely
successful dual career-on stage as a performer and off stage
as a mentor, coach, and teacher to other successful stage
hypnotists - qualifies him in spades.

Whether you're an aspiring beginner or a seasoned
professional, you will put down this book believing that you
can be a more successful stage hypnotist...and knowing
exactly how you can do it.

Pages 384 - Hardbound

MY COMMENTS:
This is a wonderful book for those interested in adding
stage hypnosis to their repertoire. At least, after reading
it, I felt like I had received all the basics I needed to
get going. In truth, if one is serious, I would recommend
investing a bit more money in training and take one of Geoff
Ronning's courses (or someone else's), but this book does
cover quite a lot of what you need to know.

Though I am acquainted with stage hypnosis, I cannot say
that I am experienced or extremely knowledgeable in this
area. This means that I can't authoritatively compare this
material with similar texts. As to the author, Geoffrey
Ronning, he's been mentoring stage hypnotists and providing
wonderful products for many years now. He definitely knows
his craft. There's also the issue that some feel stage
hypnotism has become too ubiquitous, like magic, and since
the supply of hypnotists is great, it's difficult to get
lucrative performance fees. I can't say one way or the
other whether this is true, though I suspect it depends
largely on the market in your area. One thing's for sure,
if you're interested in stage hypnosis, I'd do research into
the markets you'd want to work in.

There is no doubt that this book seems to be more than
complete in providing knowledge about successfully
performing stage hypnsosis. It covers how to hypnotize
people, how to select the right people, and the theories of
hypnotize, as well as how to construct your act, how to
handle different kinds of situations, and how to market your
act. It's all very clearly explained, but be warned that
Ronning will make you do some of the work. He doesn't give
you a basic act, a basic stage character, or marketing
materials. You'll have to come up with those yourself, but
there's enough info and suggestions in there for you to
easily create what you need. For the price, this is an
excellent basic book on performing stage hypnosis and
highly recommended even for those curious about the subject
of stage hypnosis. Incidentally, I will add that much of his
solid advice on stagecraft and marketing can easily apply to
mentalists.