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Conversational Hypnosis and Influence, a free psychology course on Tomo

Conversational Hypnosis and Influence

Like Duolingo, but for Conversational Hypnosis and Influence. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

87 levels across 8 sections, about 174 minutes end to end, roughly 35 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Instant Connection, The Sound of Authority, Language Patterns and Mind Hacking, Reading the Hidden Signals, Strategic Questioning, Hypnotic Storytelling, Overcoming Resistance, and The Path to Mastery. It starts from scratch.

87 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Percy the Persuasive Penguin, the guide who teaches the Conversational Hypnosis and Influence course
Conversational Hypnosis and Influence
with Percy the Persuasive Penguin
87
Levels
8
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Conversational Hypnosis and Influence

  • Subtle mirroring of posture signals safety to the subconscious
  • Matching the subject's respiratory rate creates a shared physiological state
  • Direct mimicry looks like mockery; slight delays or variations are more effective
  • Once synchronized, you can slow your own breath to force the subject's nervous system to calm down
  • Mirroring creates a 'biological echo' that lowers the subject's critical defenses
  • Pacing breathing is a non-verbal way to enter the subject's 'inner loop'
  • A person's name is the most important sound to them and bypasses general noise
  • Matching first establishes the 'vibe' before the 'check' or shift occurs
  • Applying mirroring to create a subconscious 'like me' response
  • Names activate the brain's reward circuitry, making the interaction feel more personal and safe
  • The 'plus-one' rule: stay only slightly more engaged or energetic than they are to pull them along
  • Synchronizing nervous systems through breathing
  • Overusing a name can feel 'salesy,' but strategic use anchors their focus on your voice
  • Executing a 'Vibe Check' to lead a subject's energy
  • Shared dislikes create a stronger 'us vs. them' bond than shared hobbies
  • Using names to activate brain reward centers
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Conversational Hypnosis and Influence the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

Try a question

Here's what playing it feels like

A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

The Biological Echo

What is the primary result of breathing at the exact same rhythm as the person you are talking to?

Get it right to open this lesson and 86 more in the app.

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Where Conversational Hypnosis and Influence takes you

Master the psychological tools of elite communicators to influence thoughts, guide decisions, and command any room through the power of language and tone.

  1. 1

    The Instant Connection

    • Establishing Rapid Rapport
    • The Power of the Strategic Pause
  2. 2

    The Sound of Authority

    • Mastering the Downward Inflection
    • Pacing and Leading the Listener
    • Vocal Anchoring Techniques
  3. 3

    Language Patterns and Mind Hacking

    • The Art of Embedded Commands
    • Presuppositions and Choice Architecture
    • The 'Yes Set' and Compliance Momentum
  4. 4

    Reading the Hidden Signals

    • Calibrating Micro-Expressions
    • Eye Accessing Cues
    • Body Language Clusters
  5. 5

    Strategic Questioning

    • The Illusion of Choice
    • Reframing and Narrative Control
    • Eliciting Hidden Values
  6. 6

    Hypnotic Storytelling

    • Nested Loops and Open Cycles
    • Anchoring Emotional States
    • Pattern Interrupts
  7. 7

    Overcoming Resistance

    • The Aikido of Persuasion
    • Social Engineering Principles
    • The Ethics of Influence
  8. 8

    The Path to Mastery

    • Cold Reading and Intuition
    • Maintaining State Control

8 sections · 22 units · 87 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

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