These Derren Brown video clips (which average at about 10 minutes each) will take you by the hand and lead you outside the box where you may well question the boundaries you have set for your own behavioural possibilities.
Derren Brown says he uses an array of showmanship, psychological trickery and "soft science" in these remarkable interactions. Those of you who have some NLP and Ericksonian hypnosis training will more easily account for much of his skill. Regardless of the science, what one can do may also be taught to another!
Derren Brown video - Well placed, ambiguous sounding words 'tell' this guy what he wants.
"A Birthday wish".| Embedding commands using analogical auditory voice marking; extremely elegant use of conversational hypnosis?
Derren Brown video - Shoppers easily succumb to ambiguous sounding suggestions.
"CONSUMER HYPNOSIS" (real player) | This clip is another good illustration of how we are influenced by language; even if it's just in the background. Notice the ambiguous sounding words that Derren uses to deliver his suggestions to the unconscious mind of the shoppers. It's another reason why learning NLP can equipe you with knowledge and awareness of what is going on around you so you can have choice over your responses. Explore more examples below.
Derren Brown video - Wining on loosing tickets! - a Jedi mind trick?.
Derren Brown video - The Power of Subliminal Advertising.
Subliminal Advertising |It's all around the developed world. Do you think you get affected by it? These guys have a mission; see what influences them.
Derren Brown video - Inducing Memory loss with just words & behaviour.
Trains of thought... | Derren Brown evokes rapid memory loss in train passengers just with a few words and gestures.
Derren Brown video - Photo reading demonstration - amazing stuff!
Photo Reading. | Derren Brown demonstrates Photo Reading and photographic memory; this is amazing. Someone please teach me!
Derren Brown video - Derren Brown's 1" punch... the Kung Fu 'Mind Punch'
Thought packs a punch. | As they say on "The Secret" , thoughts - are - things. Derren Brown demonstrates a 'Kung Fu' mind punch to a Wing Chun Master who shows does a one-inch-punch for his class.
Derren Brown video - Reading a mind can be a piece of cake.
The power we all have is... | Perhaps Derren Brown is simply showing us that there is more for us when we put aside limits and open doors to possibility - like this woman did. A science that can not accomodate this kind of behaviour may yet be incomplete.
Derren Brown video - (BBC) Interview with Derren Brown.
