The Transparent Hypnotist

Walking in down some ubiquitous isle in the grocery store last evening, I noticed a woman talking to herself. She was definitely having a one sided conversation about her latest doctor’s appointment. Being polite, I did not stare, but I could not help hear her words. I suspect if I had had the results of her latest scan, I might have begun talking too myself as well. As a few more people drifted into the isle, they were not so polite. Some did stare at her. I suppressed my smile. It is interesting to see in this day and age that technology has not infiltrated every nook and cranny

“Rude,” a man murmured as he reached over me to get a box on a shelf above my head.

“I beg your pardon,” I asked startled.

“Talking on the phone in the middle of a grocery store. What is America coming, too?” Ah, so maybe technology has infiltrated. I did not have the heart to tell him long before the mobile became ingrained in our heads here, the Brits were doing so…or so it seemed.

There was a part of me that was a little late in arriving at the idea of usinghref=”http://www.mobilebloc.net”>wireless headsets, but with the ever changing world, my need to travel and convenience in general, I have embraced the idea - a bit. I still do not like having a phone with me when I run errands. It is nice to get away from it sometimes (I do keep one with me for emergencies). But with so many states requiring hands-free talking when driving, it is a must. I can just imagine being lost on some dark road, using the phone for directions without the headset and being pulled over. Yikes.

But, I have fully embraced the idea at the office or on travel. For the phone sessions or consultations, it is amazingly wonderful to use wireless phone headsets. No more grinding the phone against one’s ear or getting an arm cramp. During a session it is amazing because it is close to life…one is free to move without encumbrances. Note taking no longer means cradling the phone between your ear and shoulder (my massage bills have gone done).

The biggest problem I had when looking into purchasing one was sound degradation. There is a whole world of static and “can you hear me nows” out there. The one I have ended up with is the Plantronics Discovery 665 Bluetooth Headset. It is an ear bud sort of deal and relatively unobtrusive. It slips into your ear and you are ready to go (though an ear clip would be nice). The sound quality is very clear, but you do have to watch out for background noise. If you drop something, the person on the other end hears a crash. The other really positive thing is I believe it amplifies to a degree. There are times when doing client based hypnosis, that the voice responses I get are very soft. I have no clue what my client has said. I do not seem to have this problem when doing phone hypnosis.

On the other side of this, I beginning to believe that any phone hypno client needs to have one as well. I am not picky about brand, but just the idea of a handsfree set. There is a whole ball of wax without it…the phone dropping or slipping, etc.

Will I take my handsfree set out of the office and embrace it in my life in public facilities? Probably not. If people like me, trying to mind their own business, get the gist of a stranger’s doctor visit, using it in such instances does not seem like such a good idea.

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