How Mentalists Read Your Mind The Art Of Cold Reading or Mind Reading | Page 75

pretty sure you've hit the mark with someone, call them up (if they
haven't already run up to you jumping and screaming, "It's me!").
Using this technique allows you to gain the subject's confidence
and to amaze the audience before the reading has even begun.
2.
Observe your subject. Even if you have only a little time to
get to know your subject, you can still learn a lot by "profiling"
your subject.
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Look at readily available visual clues about the person that
will tell you something about them. Their age, the way they dress,
whether they have any deformities or unusual features, their
height and weight, the presence or absence of a wedding ring there are a multitude of clues that can help you immediately learn
more about the person.
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Read the subject's body language. Before the reading starts
and throughout your cold reading, watch the subject's body
language carefully. Involuntary gestures, facial expressions, and
changes in posture can tell you whether the person is becoming
anxious, which is usually a good sign that you have said something
that is correct or are about to do so. Looks of disappointment can
signal that you've said something wrong, and if you correct
yourself slyly and quickly, the person and the audience (if there is
an audience present) will be amazed at your correction. Learn as
much as you can about body language, but most importantly, just
pay attention.
3.
Make a mental list of assumptions about the person. As you
observe the su &