Sean
Michael	Andrews
                STREET	HYPNOSIS
World’s	Leading	Street	Hypnotist	Shows	Techniques	for
             the	Office,	Stage,	and	Street
For	Stephanie,	who	makes	everything	possible.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter	1	–	Why	should	YOU	do	Street	Hypnosis?
Chapter	2	–	What	is	Hypnosis?
Chapter	3	–	The	Pre-brief	–	Laying	the	Groundwork
Chapter	4	–	Where	to	Go	to	Do	Street	Hypnosis
Chapter	5	–	Drawing	the	Crowd
Chapter	6	–	Choosing	Volunteers
Chapter	7	–	Suggestibility	Testing
Chapter	8	–	The	Dave	Elman	Induction
Chapter	9	–	Indications	of	hypnosis
Chapter	10	–	Deepening	the	Trance
Chapter	11	–	Emerging
Chapter	12	–	Shock	Inductions
Chapter	13	–	Confusion	Inductions
Chapter	14	–	Safety
Chapter	15	–	Waking	Hypnosis
Chapter	16	–	YouTube
Chapter	17	–	Party	Hypnosis
Chapter	18	–	Novelty	Inductions	and	Re-inductions
Chapter	19	–	Tales	from	the	Street
Chapter	20	–	Hypnosis	Organizations	and	Conventions
Chapter	21	–	Frequently	Asked	Questions
Chapter	22	–	Parting	Thoughts
Conclusion
Bibliography
Foreword
Congratulations	on	choosing	this	book.	You	are	sure	to	find	it	to	be	entertaining,
informative,	educational,	and	a	fun	read.	This	book	will	take	you	from	history	to
technical	information	on	hypnosis.	It	will	give	you	an	insight	into	hypnosis	that
you	may	 never	 get	 anywhere	 else.	 If	 you’re	 not	 a	 hypnotist,	 you	 may	 find	 this
book	 will	 open	 a	 whole	 new	 world	 of	 understanding	 hypnosis	 and	 may	 even
inspire	 you	 to	 investigate	 the	 field	 further.	 If	 you	 are	 a	 hypnotist,	 this	 is	 a
valuable	learning	experience	for	you	too.
I’ve	been	chairman	of	the	Mid-America	Hypnosis	Conference	for	over	20	years
and	have	worked	in	the	field	of	hypnosis	over	49	years.	I’ve	also	been	to	scores
of	 conferences	 and	 have	 seen	 many	 amazing	 people.	 This	 author	 is	 an
exceptionally	 skilled	 hypnotist.	 Sean	 Michael	 Andrews	 is	 an	 excellent	 stage
hypnotist,	therapist,	and	hypnosis	trainer.	He	is	one	of	the	most	skilled	teachers
I’ve	met.	You	will	find	this	book	an	easy,	comfortable	read	and	you	will	learn	so
much	without	even	realizing	that	you	are	learning.
I	was	fortunate	enough	to	meet	Sean	at	the	National	Guild	of	Hypnotists.	I	was
quite	impressed	by	the	way	he	presented	himself.	He	has	a	way	of	speaking	that
makes	you	feel	comfortable	just	listening	to	him.	Sean	is	one	of	the	most	ethical
and	 entertaining	 hypnotists	 in	 the	 field.	 The	 hypnosis	 community	 is	 very
fortunate	to	have	him	presenting	hypnosis	in	such	a	professional	manner.	I	also
was	invited	to	critique	a	certified	hypnosis	course	where	Sean	Michael	Andrews
and	 a	 few	 other	 professionals	 were	 training	 new	 hypnotists.	 He	 presented	 his
part	 of	 the	 course	 in	 such	 a	 fun	 practical	 way,	 I’m	 sure	 that	 his	 students	 were
immediately	 able	 to	 use	 the	 materials	 he	 presented.	 They	 learned	 how	 to	 keep
their	subjects	safe	and	do	no	harm	making	hypnosis	an	enjoyable	experience	for
everyone.
The	 Mid-America	 Hypnosis	 Conference	 (near	 Chicago,	 Illinois)	 was	 the	 first
hypnosis	 conference	 to	 feature	 street	 hypnosis.	 Sean	 also	 did	 a	 fabulous	 stage
show	 for	 the	 conference	 that	 was	 so	 well	 received,	 we	 are	 constantly	 getting
requests	 for	 him.	 When	 he	 presents,	 the	 room	 is	 always	 full	 and	 filled	 with
excitement.
Sean	shares	his	knowledge	and	experiences	working	with	people	throughout	the
world.	 In	 this	 book	 you’ll	 find	 references	 to	 some	 fantastic	 YouTube	 videos