Covert hypnosis is an extraordinary skill by using which a person can make another to obey the commands made by him without letting the subject of hypnosis that he is being hypnotized by some a stranger. The person practicing covert hypnosis will be able to communicate to the subconscious mind of the other person without the knowledge of the subject.

Normally the intention of the person performing this type of hypnotic activity will be the change of intended behavior. A person who has expertise in the techniques of covert hypnosis can easily manipulate the decision of a stranger by influencing his decision making process.

Most commonly these techniques are used by sales men while they engage in the process of selling some consumer goods to the clients approaching them. For this they use very carefully selected words and body language with an intention to create in them an interest in the product that he is trying to market. He will make use of intentional gestures and facial expressions while he explains the how good the customer is going to feel once he buy the product in his hand. The subject will remain unaware of the fact that he is being hypnotized by the other person.

One can find a lot of similarities between this kind of hypnotism and indirect hypnotism. It does not require the conscious effort from the part of the subject to cooperate with the hypnotist to bring the result of hypnotism.

The hypnotist takes into confidence his subject through his confident posture, compassionate behavior and positive dialogue. The psychological supremacy over the subject is achieved by the hypnotist indirectly through his conscious speech and gestures. This communication will help the hypnotist to gain the confidence of the listener that will ultimately develop an unconscious neurological coordination between the hypnotist and the subject known as covert conditioning or covert anchoring. This state of mind of the subject will help the hypnotist to dominate the thoughts and behaviors of the subject.

The person practicing these techniques will be able to influence the thoughts of other persons make them agree to his point of view. By using this method of hypnotism it is easy to make a person obey the commands of the person practicing this technique of hypnotism. Whether hypnotizing a person without his consent is ethical or not is a question that is yet to be answered. The preachers of covert hypnosis claim that learning these techniques will help a person to bring miraculous changes to the life of the person practicing it.