[header] How to hypnotize someone using the dave elman technique [title] Hold two fingers (index and middle) in a v shape. [step] Hold your fingers 1 foot (0.3 m) above the person's forehead and ask them to look up, focusing on your two index fingers without moving their head upwards. This should result in their eyes having to look up. 
Ensure your fingers are in a position so it is possible for the person to see. [title] Ask the person to breathe in and out as you move your hand up and down.