Ken Ring & Paul Romhany
HOW TO TELL ANYBODY'S PERSONALITY BY
THE WAY THEY LAUGH AND SPEAK
$32
Suggested Retail Price $35
THE BLURB:
"Finally somebody has updated cold-reading to something that
is ultra-modern and a lot of fun..."
- Chris Cox UK Mentalist
"Being able to tell a person's personality by the way they
laugh and speak opens up new doors for mentalism
presentations as well as an amazing new way to give
cold-readings."
- TC Tahoe
If you had a secret weapon that allowed you to see inside
the enemy's headquarters to see all their files, documents,
and war plans, would your chances of winning be improved?
Absolutely. We do have a secret weapon to win over the
person you want to impress. It is the science of laughter
and speech analysis, or non-verbal language.
This secret weapon is an invaluable tool for any working
performer. Many of the top performers in the world are now
using this technique to theme their shows, using it to give
cold-readins and even enhance their cold-reading business by
giving readings over the phone!!
A unique approach for the performer to give readings or
theme their mentalism presentation around people's
personality by they laugh and speak. Imagine being able to
chose the right person to assist you onstage by listening to
the way they laugh and speak. This book will open up new
possibilities for anybody who gives cold readings, wants to
give readings over the phone, or use it in their
performance. Twelve years ago Paul Romhany and Ken Ring
started work on giving personality readings by the way
people laugh and speak. Their research, and work in this
field has lead to the publication of "How To Tell Anybody's
Personality By They Way They Laugh And Speak." This book
opens up new doors for every mentalist and magician who
wants to include a fresh approach to giving personality
readings. The book dissects the various types of laughter
and speech patterns, and how to give readings based on how a
person responds to a joke or talks to you.
Paul Romhany now themes his entire one man mentalism show
around people's laughter and speech patterns. On stage he
will keep his show light and have everybody laughing - all
the while actually giving them readings. It's the perfect
tool for mentalists who perform any routine where they want
to tell the audience something about themselves. For the
first time this book is available to the magic and mentalism
fraternity. You will learn how to incorporate this in your
act as well as give readings on people's laughter and
speech.
CONTENTS INCLUDE
Your Secret Weapon
Body Language
Is body language teachable?
What is personality?
Getting the big picture
1. LAUGHTER
Do animals laugh?
Chimapanzee laughter
Language of rabbits
Language of dogs
Benefits of laughter
Properties of human laughter
Laughter as a social signal
Laughter as communication
Laughter is contagious
What makes us laugh?
You can tell much from who you laugh with
How to get a person to laugh
Before you make them laugh
2.SPEAKING
1. VERBAL LANGUAGE
How did verbal language originate?
The mouth
The Voice
Why isn't a person talking?
Behaviour during Language
Using the telephone
Face-to-face communication
Styles of speech
2. NON-VERBAL LANGUAGE
Learn to listen to non-verbal language
Why is non-verbal language language so important?
A vocabulary of non-verbal behaviour
Positive body language
Negative Body Language
Transitions
What happens in the brain?
3. GESTURES
Conclusions about gestures
Presentation tips
Where in the brain do gestures come from?
Know thyself
4. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
Survey on faces
In facial features
Structure of the face
The eyes have it
5. NON VERBAL LANGUAGE OF THE HEAD
1. Mouth and lips
2. Teeth
3. Cheeks
4. Chin
5. Nose
6. Eyebrows
7. Eyes
8. Ears
9. Hair
10. Accessories
6. EMOTIONS
Interpretations
The emotional scale
7. MIRRORING
Mirroring when dealing with children
8. LAUGHTER STYLES
1. THE BEST LAUGH
2. HOLDING-BACK LAUGHTER
3. FORCED LAUGH
4. THE CACKLE
5. THE GIGGLE
6. THE HAUGHTY LAUGH
7. THE CHORTLE
8. THE SLOW LAUGH
9. THE FAST LAUGH
9. SPEAKING STYLES
1. GRUFFNESS
2. GENTLENESS
3. HAUGHTINESS
4. RASPINESS
5. MACHINE-GUN DELIVERY
6. SMILING VOICE
7. CHILD'S VOICE
9. BEST VOICE
10. WHAT TO LOOK FOR
11. READINGS
1. The 5 Point test
2. Over-the-phone test
Typical short phone readings
12. HOW TO USE READINGS
The Sales Edge
The Job Interview
The Seven Signals For Success
Compatability
Fortelling the future
13. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Pages: 224 - 10" x 7" - Softcover - Perfectbound
MY COMMENTS:
Without question this is certainly an original way to tell
someone's personality. We've had methods with numbers,
names, letters, colors, coins, pendulums, and all sorts of
things, but being able to tell someone about themselves
through laughing and speaking is a technique that I'd not
been familiar with. As you can tell from the blurb, which
contains the table of contents, Romhany is seemingly
thorough in the subject.
As this is something that requires nothing more than the
knowledge of it - in other words, no tick sheets or props -
and can be done virtually anytime, I can't honestly find a
reason for anyone NOT to find this information useful. It
can certainly be used during one's performances. It's
designed for that actually. But it can also be used for
readings, too. Definitely unique and definitely recommended.
"Finally somebody has updated cold-reading to something that
is ultra-modern and a lot of fun..."
- Chris Cox UK Mentalist
"Being able to tell a person's personality by the way they
laugh and speak opens up new doors for mentalism
presentations as well as an amazing new way to give
cold-readings."
- TC Tahoe
If you had a secret weapon that allowed you to see inside
the enemy's headquarters to see all their files, documents,
and war plans, would your chances of winning be improved?
Absolutely. We do have a secret weapon to win over the
person you want to impress. It is the science of laughter
and speech analysis, or non-verbal language.
This secret weapon is an invaluable tool for any working
performer. Many of the top performers in the world are now
using this technique to theme their shows, using it to give
cold-readins and even enhance their cold-reading business by
giving readings over the phone!!
A unique approach for the performer to give readings or
theme their mentalism presentation around people's
personality by they laugh and speak. Imagine being able to
chose the right person to assist you onstage by listening to
the way they laugh and speak. This book will open up new
possibilities for anybody who gives cold readings, wants to
give readings over the phone, or use it in their
performance. Twelve years ago Paul Romhany and Ken Ring
started work on giving personality readings by the way
people laugh and speak. Their research, and work in this
field has lead to the publication of "How To Tell Anybody's
Personality By They Way They Laugh And Speak." This book
opens up new doors for every mentalist and magician who
wants to include a fresh approach to giving personality
readings. The book dissects the various types of laughter
and speech patterns, and how to give readings based on how a
person responds to a joke or talks to you.
Paul Romhany now themes his entire one man mentalism show
around people's laughter and speech patterns. On stage he
will keep his show light and have everybody laughing - all
the while actually giving them readings. It's the perfect
tool for mentalists who perform any routine where they want
to tell the audience something about themselves. For the
first time this book is available to the magic and mentalism
fraternity. You will learn how to incorporate this in your
act as well as give readings on people's laughter and
speech.
CONTENTS INCLUDE
Your Secret Weapon
Body Language
Is body language teachable?
What is personality?
Getting the big picture
1. LAUGHTER
Do animals laugh?
Chimapanzee laughter
Language of rabbits
Language of dogs
Benefits of laughter
Properties of human laughter
Laughter as a social signal
Laughter as communication
Laughter is contagious
What makes us laugh?
You can tell much from who you laugh with
How to get a person to laugh
Before you make them laugh
2.SPEAKING
1. VERBAL LANGUAGE
How did verbal language originate?
The mouth
The Voice
Why isn't a person talking?
Behaviour during Language
Using the telephone
Face-to-face communication
Styles of speech
2. NON-VERBAL LANGUAGE
Learn to listen to non-verbal language
Why is non-verbal language language so important?
A vocabulary of non-verbal behaviour
Positive body language
Negative Body Language
Transitions
What happens in the brain?
3. GESTURES
Conclusions about gestures
Presentation tips
Where in the brain do gestures come from?
Know thyself
4. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
Survey on faces
In facial features
Structure of the face
The eyes have it
5. NON VERBAL LANGUAGE OF THE HEAD
1. Mouth and lips
2. Teeth
3. Cheeks
4. Chin
5. Nose
6. Eyebrows
7. Eyes
8. Ears
9. Hair
10. Accessories
6. EMOTIONS
Interpretations
The emotional scale
7. MIRRORING
Mirroring when dealing with children
8. LAUGHTER STYLES
1. THE BEST LAUGH
2. HOLDING-BACK LAUGHTER
3. FORCED LAUGH
4. THE CACKLE
5. THE GIGGLE
6. THE HAUGHTY LAUGH
7. THE CHORTLE
8. THE SLOW LAUGH
9. THE FAST LAUGH
9. SPEAKING STYLES
1. GRUFFNESS
2. GENTLENESS
3. HAUGHTINESS
4. RASPINESS
5. MACHINE-GUN DELIVERY
6. SMILING VOICE
7. CHILD'S VOICE
9. BEST VOICE
10. WHAT TO LOOK FOR
11. READINGS
1. The 5 Point test
2. Over-the-phone test
Typical short phone readings
12. HOW TO USE READINGS
The Sales Edge
The Job Interview
The Seven Signals For Success
Compatability
Fortelling the future
13. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Pages: 224 - 10" x 7" - Softcover - Perfectbound
MY COMMENTS:
Without question this is certainly an original way to tell
someone's personality. We've had methods with numbers,
names, letters, colors, coins, pendulums, and all sorts of
things, but being able to tell someone about themselves
through laughing and speaking is a technique that I'd not
been familiar with. As you can tell from the blurb, which
contains the table of contents, Romhany is seemingly
thorough in the subject.
As this is something that requires nothing more than the
knowledge of it - in other words, no tick sheets or props -
and can be done virtually anytime, I can't honestly find a
reason for anyone NOT to find this information useful. It
can certainly be used during one's performances. It's
designed for that actually. But it can also be used for
readings, too. Definitely unique and definitely recommended.
