Project Graduation Idea: Hire a Comedy Stage Hypnotist!

Project Graduation Parties and Post Prom Events

Six Questions To Make Your Graduation Planning Task Easier and to Ask Before Hiring a Stage Hypnotist For Your Party


This article will make the process of securing a safe, suitable stage hypnotist for your event easier. It was written by request from graduation party organizers. Consider passing this article on to future grad party or post prom committees and including it in your project graduation party idea file.

Regardless of whether you plan the party yourself or you secure an event planning company to plan the party, you should ask the following six important questions.
A reputable Stage Hypnotist and Event Planning Company will appreciate your questions, and you will be more relaxed knowing you are securing the services of a professional.
You will be insuring the success of your graduation hypnosis show, and your students will have a fun night they will remember for years.

The Six Questions You Should Ask

1) Is the Hypnotic Show performed by a full-time professional Hypnotist?
You want a performer that is knowledgeable, experienced, and reputable enough to earn a living at his craft. There are plenty of DJs, magicians, and ex-comedians who have taken a weekend hypnosis course and decided to “give hypnosis shows a try.” They have neither the knowledge nor the stage experience to deliver a show that is both safe and highly entertaining. When it comes to your kids, make sure you get a full-time professional.

2) Can you verify the hypnotist is insured for the stage?
The professional stage hypnotist will be insured with a liability policy. Request a copy to confirm the policy is not expired. An amateur will typically not make the investment to protect themselves, you, or the students.
We have never had any accidents that have required medical attention, but if we ever do, you can rest assured that we have the insurance coverage for you and your students’ protection. To perform without insurance is dangerous, irresponsible, and is the equivalent to sitting on a ticking time bomb.

3) If your event is school related, does the hypnotist have a clear understanding of the liability-oriented mindset that school administrators must consider?
Brian holds a Maryland State Department of Education endorsement as an Assistant Principal. As such, he is acutely aware of the safety and liability needs that administrators are always watching out for so that they may have a successful, stress-free event.

4) Has your hypnotist been professionally trained?
Ask the hypnotist to provide proof that they are a member of the
National Guild of Hypnotists- the world’s largest and most reputable hypnosis association founded in 1951. Membership indicates that the hypnotist has been certified by a school that is endorsed by the association. Your stage hypnotist should be certified and have at least 250 hours of hypnosis training.

5) Is your hypnotist Board Certified (BCH)?
What does this mean? There are approximately 10,000 members in the National Guild of Hypnotists, which only about 200 have passed a rigorous evaluation process to become Board Certified. If your hypnotist is Board Certified, they are one of the few hypnotists in the top 2% of the profession.

6) Is your hypnotist a Certified Instructor (CI)?
If your hypnotist is a Certified Instructor for the National Guild of Hypnotists, then he or she is the hypnotist's hypnotist, the go-to person for all other hypnotists. Don't settle for anything but the best.

A bad hypnosis show will leave your kids bored, unsatisfied, and eventually walking out of the show and can bring your whole grad party down! That is certainly not the event entertainment of which memories are made.

Answers Determine the Level of Professionalism


Answering these six questions will help you plan an event that is safe and fun. You will be more relaxed the night of the program and the months leading up to the program knowing you are hiring a professional stage hypnotist your grads will enjoy! If you find the stage hypnotist is deficient in any of these areas, it is a sure sign they may not be a true professional and there may be cause for concern.

Working with an Event Planning Company?

If you are working with a graduation party planning company and they are recommending a project graduation or post prom hypnotist that does not live up to the above four questions, ask yourself:

· Are they trying to provide the least expensive entertainer (amateur, no credentials, no insurance policy, etc.) because of some benefit to the event planning company?
· Do they make more money hiring a “cheap” hypnotist for your graduation party and pocketing a higher than ethical amount of the fee you are investing?
· Are you receiving a stage hypnotist who will not live up to your entertainment expectations?
· Are you satisfied with a stage hypnotist who is not going to be as reliable or as experienced as you would like?
If not, request another hypnotist. There are many stage hypnotists who are professionals, and you don’t need to be settling for anything less for yourgraduation party entertainment.


Booking Your Project Graduation Stage Hypnotist Direct

If you are booking your stage hypnotist direct and he or she fails to positively answer the four requirements, ask yourself, is this hypnotist a “semi pro” hypnotist? In other words, an amateur hypnotist with a full-time career in another area, that comes out only during the project graduation season to make extra money? Do you want to settle for a part time performer with little experience and no professional status, insurance, certification, proper training, etc.? Don’t risk the embarrassment of bringing an unqualified project graduation hypnotist to your event. An experienced professional will be the highlight of your event and become the most anticipated part of project graduation or post prom every year thereafter.


A Good Match for Your Graduation Party Entertainment

By following these steps you can secure a graduation party hypnotist that you can be satisfied with. You will know their skill level and receive fair value for the fee charged. In addition, if the stage hypnotist is lacking in any area such as insurance, education, or experience, you will know what potential risks you are open to and the problems that may occur.

Good luck on the planning process! I’m sure it will be a wonderful party, and if the hypnotist is a professional and has answered the above four questions in the affirmative, you will have a great, safe, memorable show and few worries!

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About Me (Brian Sanders)

I suppose I should quickly introduce myself. This is not to brag about my accomplishments, but simply for you to get to know a little about me.

First, I’m a full time professional board certified hypnotist and instructor. I’ve done hundreds of shows and I use a lot of music and sound effects for production value and the kid’s enjoyment.

I’ve logged well over a thousand clinical one-on-one hypnosis sessions in my private office in Glen Burnie, MD and have additional advanced certifications in pediatric and forensic hypnosis. Over the years I’ve enjoyed helping people of all ages use hypnosis to achieve real goals such as weight loss, stress management, and the elimination of fears and phobias. While some stage hypnotists claim to be Certified Hypnotists, most are “winging it” with very little depth to their hypnosis training.

I have authored several
hypnosis audio CDs designed to help people achieve their goals. The titles range from Lose Weight and Feel Great! to Unlimited Confidence. I’m frequently asked by the media to do interviews as an expert on hypnosis for topics ranging from entertainment to using hypnosis for weight loss. I was featured on national television and radio programs, including ABC News and the Lynn Johnson Motivational Radio Show.

I hope this article makes your task of hiring a project graduation hypnotist easier, and that your graduation party or post prom is a positive and memorable event!