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.Assuming we have our file of champions, invitea spectator to study the list and to think of anyof the names.Assume John Pulman.In order toguess the name with no more than two wrongguesses, proceed as follows.Figure (2) is thecrib sheet.The plan is to proceed down the cribby guessing the large letters in turn:R-N-E-O-A-L-D-I-C. The downward guessing continues for as long as you get Yes answers.So, the firstguess should be the letter R .If you get a Yes the next guess is N ; another Yes andyou move on to E .If you get a No answer, the downward process ceases and the next guess involvesmoving, or branching out across the crib sheet to what is basically a sub-section ofnames.From here the downward process continues, but with a different set of letters,appropriate to the particular sub-section.In the case of John Pulman, the conversation between the performer and spectator mightgo like this:Performer: I m getting the strong feeling that the name you are thinking of featuresthe letter R .Am I right? Spectator: No. A No answer means a sideways move to the first sub-section of names.It alsoimmediately rules out all names except John Pulman, Joe Johnson.John Higgins,Alex Higgins, Steve Davis, Joe Davis.Every other name has the letter R somewherein its makeup.Having moved branched across the crib sheet to the first sub-section of names, thenext guess is the letter S, which also happens to be adjacent to the name John Pulman,our example.Once again the spectator will answer No .A No answer means asideways move, so our second sideways move takes us to John Pulman.Stop there; youcan t branch any further, which means that with only two wrong guesses (maximumallowed) we have all the information we require.The spectator is thinking of John Pulman.A glance at all the other names in this sub-section shows that they contain the letter S Joe Johnson, John Higgins, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Joe Davis.If the spectator had been thinking of John Higgins, he would have answered No whenasked if there was a letter R in the name, exactly as with John Pulman.Moving sidewaysacross to the first sub-section of names, as a No answer demands, he would haveanswered Yes when asked if there was a letter S in the name.This rules out JohnPulman.But, as mentioned, since all the other names in this sub-section contain the letter S Joe Johnson, John Higgins, Alex Higgins, Steve Davis and Joe Davis this wouldnot be enough to work out that Higgins is the spectator s choice.Another guess isnecessary.Moving downwards, but still within this sub-section, the next guess is the letter I .This rules out Joe Johnson but still leaves us with John Higgins, Alex Higgins, Steve Davisand Joe Davis.The next guess is the letter E which will invoke a No answer.Since Alex Higgins, SteveDavis and Joe Davis all contain the letter E. John Higgins doesn t, so stop here and move sideways; the spectator is thinking of JohnHiggins. Another example.If the spectator had gone for Steve Davis, then he would haveanswered No when asked if there was an R in the name and Yes when asked aboutthe letters S-I-E-V .But a No on the letter J means a sideways move to Steve Davis.Had the spectator gone for Joe Davis, after the initial Yes on the letter R he would havecontinuied saying Yes and when the guess was J which eliminates Steve Davis, allthat s left is Joe Davis.With Dennis Taylor and Horace Lindrum, all guesses will invoke a Yes answer until youget to the letter C .Just go with it downwards until there are no more letters toguess R-N-E-O-A-L-D-I-C.A Yes on C eliminates Dennis Taylor and a No on C eliminates Horace Lindrum.End NotesThe principle is not difficult to grasp as only a few trials will show prove.It would be nice tosay that there is some secret and easy way to remember the crib; but there isn t.Soit s a case of putting the work in to memorise it, or use a crib.Personal choice as always,but the crib is sure fire.In stand-up situations the crib can be attached to a clipboard andworked in full view with no fear of being spotted.In strolling work, a two-way openingnotebook is probably the best way to conceal the crib.Use the crib side of the notebookduring performance, but conclude by writing the chosen name on a blank sheet at theother side.Tear the sheet out, pocket the notebook, then ask the spectator to name hischoice.This done have him check the torn-out sheet.There s no shortcut to remembering stuff.Memory systems can be useful, but over theyears I ve found that personal mnemonics are the only ones that work for me.Occasionally an existing popular mnemonic is easy to grasp, but mostly they aren t.Thehook and peg systems beloved of so many memory experts are like any other skill.If youhave an aptitude for such techniques, they re great; but most people don t, so learning theactual memory system itself is hard work.All too often it s hard work for little or no result.But for those people who can use them, they re clearly a major asset.Interlocking and branching anagrams have been around for more than several years, butcurrent interest probably stems from Phil Goldstein s excellent Contimental, in his bookThabbatical.And although the game of snooker does not feature at all in MisterGoldstein s effect, a nod or two in his direction is more than deserving. Friendly PersuasionAl SmithThis is a combination of familiar oddments, but it s really the theme that is important; ESP,or Extra Sensory Persuasion.To suggest that Body Language can be used not only tointerpret the mood of people, but also to gently and subtly persuade people to do certainthings and to make certain choices.The major point with any amount of mental stuff is that the mentalist offers up a theory orconcept, then simply does a trick to back up the theory.Done convincingly, the classic Maybe there is something to it after all feeling is created. IT can be anything at all.Here it s Extra Sensory Persuasion.Body Language, like most mind concepts from Freudto Barnum, is largely unproven and unreliable. Classic examples abound, of course, butis anybody so sure they ll bet their life on it?The patter theme, as mentioned, centres around Extra Sensory Persuasion.This isdifferent to Extra Sensory Perception, and in some senses has more credibility.It musthave because it s my own invention.A feature of regular ESP is a situation in which onesubject thinks of something and another subject tries to pick up the thought patterns
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