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tom stewart New user 52 Posts |
Does anyone know of a resource for "unusual" statistics which could be used for cold reading in the uk? Ive been trying to find a list of the most popular christmas presents by year for example.
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IAIN Eternal Order england 18807 Posts |
What does the term cold reading mean to you?
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tom stewart New user 52 Posts |
Using a series of different techniques such as fishing and forking (steady) , observations and the stereotypical worries and concerns based on age, class et. which alongside mental agility are used to convey the idea to a participant that you know more about them than you should.
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IAIN Eternal Order england 18807 Posts |
Are, so you want statistically based information and forer and barnum statements then...
cold-reading/readings means learning a system...(doug dyment will appear and scold you and possibly me over this)... cold-reading is a misnomer, I don't think regular, normal people use that term (well, in the uk anyway) they just use the term 'reading' when you go to a tarot or palmist, and they apply their oracle to the cards/palm/whatever else... tomo's naked mentalism gives you the information on the former, and how to use them in routines - he also explains how/why they work too... if that's all you want to do, and not give a proper reading, then buy jon's books and maybe visit the uk statistics site and do some research... but if you want to be able to give a proper reading, that is different each time, and unique to each person - then you need to learn a system/oracle...palmistry, graphology, tarot or whatever tickles your fancy..
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tom stewart New user 52 Posts |
Thanks for the reply Iain, I use cold reading as part of a routine where every time I get a hit or miss I make a sign of a cross or circle and then, if it's been fairly off proceed to do wilson's noughts n crosses/ tic tac toe and if it was more hits than misses I do it to a different spectator and I want to jazz it up with Xmas n birthday present stats as they would tie into various themes I'm working on.
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parmenion Inner circle Switzerland/Zürich 3988 Posts |
Ah! so it's not cold reading...
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Dick Christian Inner circle Northern Virginia (Metro DC) 2619 Posts |
Combining CR, Tic-Tac-Toe and then mixing in Xmas and B-day presents . . . the mind boggles.
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tom stewart New user 52 Posts |
It's kind of guess some ones Xmas or birthday present or whatever with tic tac toe as an out essentially. I quite like it.
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cpbartak Special user Mooresville, NC 941 Posts |
Passages might be a good source for you.
Some people hear voices.. Some see invisible people.. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
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tom stewart New user 52 Posts |
Do you know the author cpbartak?
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gmeister Inner circle 1588 Posts |
Tom, Gail Sheehy wrote PASSAGES. The book is over 30 years old now, but still is quite valuable and can serve as a good framework for your own updating.
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quicknotist Special user 888 Posts |
These stats can be quite a good source of information:
http://www.upmystreet.com/local/neighbours-in-london.html Click "Change Location" and enter a UK postcode. |
tom stewart New user 52 Posts |
That's great thanks lads!
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SeVryn New user 25 Posts |
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On 2011-07-07 18:05, SeVryn wrote: Thanks SeVryn, looks like a very valuable resource for a mentalist.
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SeVryn New user 25 Posts |
You're welcome! I was shocked and amused when I clicked on the website developer's link, http://simonholliday.com/ to discover:
"I'm privileged to have produced work for some great individuals and businesses over the years, including Allied Domecq, BBC, Derren Brown, Deutsche Bank, Future Publishing, The Guardian, Hat Trick Productions, Lloyds TSB, Morgan Stanley, NHS, Objective Productions, Smirnoff, Sony, Tesco and Volkswagen." I have some related software application ideas. Would be nice if they offered an API so we could query the database. There's lot of stats that could be compiled if the info was available. - SeVryn |
SeVryn New user 25 Posts |
I have another valuable resource for you: (It's US based but there is lots of international knowledge)
http://www.wolframalpha.com <--- Computational Search Engine That means you can ask complex computational queries. Example: What is the most common male name in the United States? Click Here To Find Out: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=mos......d+states This can be easily linked to voice recognition on your mobile device. Think about the implications! - SeVryn |
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