Phenomenon: NLP-TV
Caught a bit of the new reality show “Phenomenon” last night, and it was pretty interesting. Not only is one of the judges Uri Geller (the “Kevin Bacon” of the various degrees of conspiracy lore and pop culture), but one of the performances was pure Neuro-Linguistic Programming, packaged and prettified for a TV audience.
I didn’t catch any of the names, but the best segment was when Random Ditzy Blonde Guest #3 was programmed to draw a Yin/Yang symbol without realizing she’d been programmed until it was revealed to her step-by-step, from the Yin/Yang table in her dressing room to the verbal cues (”It’s *yin*teresting,” “Don’t be *Yang*gry if it doesn’t work”). She, of course, drew the symbol exactly as ordered without realizing it was what had been (*gasp*) tattooed on the mentalist’s arm three months prior! and everyone was shocked and amazed because they don’t realize that these are the exact same tactics used to make you, you know, buy Coke or choose a presidential candidate or choose what TV show to write about on your blog.
Anyhow, you can watch entire episodes online, and if you’ve never seen NLP in action, I highly recommend it.
