Comments on: Hidden commands and NLP – live demo

By: DayLee

DayLee — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:55:43 +0000

ok the embedded links didn’t work here any longer still, you had me hooked enough to go to YouTube and find these two examples….!!! certainly made a point and very interesting!!!!

By: NLP Training Info

NLP Training Info — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:56:14 +0000

Nice videos…

By: NLP Guru

NLP Guru — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:39:14 +0000

Interesting videos. Thinking of trying it myself.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:18:30 +0000

interesting what he did. he said: you’re getting off at what stop, thinking about it; which stop, thinking about it.
the command is “stop thinking about it”! this is why they forgot.
I see an ethical issue here, you’re putting thoughts into someone’s mind that wasn’t there.
it’s a subtle form of manipulation.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:32:55 +0000

I think the safety/ethical issues work themselves out in most cases. These tricks don’t suck brains out through ears . . . they just side step a set of pre-conditioned responses. And people “wake up” remembering what happened to them. So if you bamboozle someone you better remember that they will probably find a way to get even.

I think the most useful applications of the techniques are in helping people (as a teacher, coach, trainer, advisor) or in communicating clearly (writer, actor, director, speaker).

By: Instant Message for charity

Instant Message for charity — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:21:58 +0000

Great demonstration of this aspect of copywriting. The videos were awesome backup as well, Go Derrren Brown.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:10:06 +0000

That is the most amazing thing I think I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot in my years.

What awesome power for healing is encapsulated in this… healing deep childhood emotional wounds, building self-esteem, removing trauma scars…

Holy WOW…. thanks for the wonderful lessons… now to figure out how to apply them ethically and powerfully.

Best regards,
Donna

By: Paul Hancox | InternetInfluenceMagic.com

Paul Hancox | InternetInfluenceMagic.com — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:54:01 +0000

Thanks Miguel. I’m a big fan of Derren Brown, to the point where I used to make transcripts of some parts of his show, to figure out how he did what he did.

Derren Brown uses a lot of stuff, ranging from NLP to traditional sleight-of-hand. Plus, he has a phenomenal memory. He can memorize a whole deck of cards in a matter of seconds.

Still, I bet he’d suck at writing copy

By: MTofMindTweaks

MTofMindTweaks — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:39:57 +0000

Thanks for this series, Miguel. As you might have expected, it ties in well with my mindtweaking obsession. Though I’m aware of the techniques, and use them for various effects, I’d never thought about intentionally using them in my own copy.

I sometimes share Jack’s earlier concerns over ethics, but honestly, the impact isn’t as profound as it seems in the video, especially when limited to copy. And in my mind, it’s less sleezy to inspire trust or desire this way than some of the other copywriting tricks many people use (false appeals to authority, for example)

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:50:06 +0000

I’ve changed my mind. Would be nice to have customers looking a bit “off in the distance” reading our copy and signing up without knowing exactly how or why they got to the checkout page.

Everyone SHOULD have a product I recommend, so if putting them in a trance to get them over their hesitation is what it takes – then I’m doing them a favor!

By: Miguel Alvarez

Miguel Alvarez — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:34:05 +0000

Jason, Lawton.

Yes, during the next few posts to this blog, I’ll be sharing more details on this and other hypnotic copywriting strategies and instructions on how to apply them to print and web ads.

Miguel Alvarez
Copywriting.com

By: lawton chiles

lawton chiles — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:21:19 +0000

Jack, i hear you on the deceitful practices thing. I mean, it is funny and amazing but is it really real?

I don’t really mind it in copy so much, but when your face to face and totally controlling the person…
that’s scary.

Any more hints on using this stuff in print?

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:33:26 +0000

That’s just trippy. I don’t want throw the discussion in another direction, but I have to ask, does anyone think that using this stuff to make money i.e. making people decide to buy something with NLP, is like stealing?

Those people on the train, except for one, were completely and utterly at the mercy of that guy. While exciting for selfish reasons only, the flip side is just scary to me and sometimes I think it crosses the line – like 2-3 miles over the line.

The other part is the purist in me to always look for the best products to sell which sell themselves despite over-engineered copy – which makes me think of NLP practitioners in marketing as cheating somehow.

Then again – I’d like to make a 10% conversion to the point where I’d try anything. There is that bothersome family to feed and all.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:50:43 +0000

I had heard about it, but never before did I see it in action. Amazing!

By: lawton chiles

lawton chiles — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:43:32 +0000

Fantastic! Any tips on how to use this in print ads?