Verbal Impact

This is the speech that started me writing blogs! I made this speech at the 2007 convention for the National Guild of Hypnotists.

I have been fascinated by words for many years now. I love words and books and libraries!

Over 30 years ago, when I was 14 years old, I took a book out of the library. It was called Hypnotism.t had some hypnosis scripts in it and I tried them on all my friends until they got tired of it. They lost interest quickly because I wouldn't let them hypnotize me. I never lost my intersest, and years later  I jumped on thwe chance to get my hypnosis certification. I got certified in 1996 in New Jersey.

I truly love words. I consider myself a philologue. That means a lover of words and learning. I love the sounds of words. Sounds are vibrations. Vibrations are energy. Everything is made of energy. That's a corollary of Einstein's theory of relativity.

We use sounds and words to communicate. I am still fascinated by words and use them with my clients.

I used to study vocabulary as a child. Now I'm studying Greek and learning more about English as I do so. If you have spoken with a person from Greece, you may find that their pronunciation is not the same you can't stump them with big words. All Greek words are big (at least 3 syllables) and many of our big words are from Greek. Give them a medical a medical diagnosis and they understand immediately. Our s for doctors and diseases come from Greek. Pediatrician. Cardiologist. Podiatrist. Gynecologist. Presbyopia and Pneumonia are direct ly taken from Greek.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Do have you found this to be true? It has now been revised. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can break my heart. Words really do make a difference.

I went to the doctor and she sent me to get a blood test. The phlebotomist swabbed my arm with alcohol and said You'll just feel a big poke. BIG POKE! As I sat there, I felt like I had a telephone pole sticking out of my arm. what happens after you get a big poke? You get a big old bruise on your arm, like I did. I have never had any problem giving blood before or after that time. Most times the phlebotomist says you have great veins for donating blood. I wonder what would have happened if she had said you'll just feel a little pinch.

Note: people in the audience shared similar stories.

Pay attention to your words!

When you say things to yourself, especially rapeatedly over time you are hypnotizing yourself. So don't say things like:
almost gave me a heart attack!
You're giving me a headache!
I always make that same mistake!
I'm my own worst enemy.