For the past few years the health educator at Walt Whitman
High School in Bethesda, MD has solicited feedback from her students after I
visit her classroom to talk about hypnosis as a tool for health, wellness and
confidence.
She is kind enough to
share this candid feedback with me, which is helpful as I am constantly and
evaluating the content and delivery style of my talk.
Here are link to past articles I’ve published on this blog
with student feedback:
Teens
Talk Hypnosis – the Good, the Bad and the “Boring” (February 2015)
I’ve included below a selection of direct comments from high
school students after my most recent on-campus talk in September. As always, it is an interesting mix of the good,
the bad and the “unfunny.”
The Good
The class went by very fast.
I was entertained. The jokes were
funny and the things I learned about hypnosis were interesting.
It was so cool! Great
ways to think about stress management.
The balloon and sand bucket trick was amazing! I went home and showed it to my family. Overall, a great class and performance. I wish he could come again!
It was nice being hypnotized. It helped me feel more relaxed.
I really liked him. I
can use the information he shared about hypnosis and stress management because
it is relevant to my life.
Loved it! I was super
in to the hypnosis. It would have been
even better if the introduction was shorter and the hypnosis was a bit longer.
It was fun and I learned a lot about controlling stress.
I liked the hypnosis presentation because I am into
mindfulness and practicing relaxation. I’ve
done meditations with music playing and that usually helps me get more relaxed.
I wasn’t expecting the hypnosis to work, but I fell asleep
immediately and it was a really cool experience.
The Bad
He had pretty good jokes, yet it felt weird when I was
participating.
The guest speaker had a positive attitude, but after being
hypnotized I felt dizzy.
I thought it was scary and kind of creepy.
Hypnosis was very strange and felt like I mostly just zoned
out.
The hypnosis made me tired.
I don’t know how people actually experience hypnosis. For me, nothing changed the whole time and I
felt the same way afterwards.
I did not feel comfortable with him whispering because I
didn’t expect it.
The Unfunny
It was engaging and entertaining, yet parts of his talk felt
too scripted.
I thought the guest speaker was nice and positive. Some of his jokes were funny, though some
were not. I liked his energy and thought
the hypnosis was cool.
Overall, I enjoyed the performance, but some of the jokes fell
a little flat.
