Stage hypnosis does require learning how to manage a crowd,
the basic strategies of induction and putting together a couple of
simple, silly scripts, but that's about it. Whether or not they are a good
stage performer and use their skills responsibly, ethically and
effectively is an entirely different matter, but truly, performing
hypnosis is not something that requires empathy, respect or even care
of another individual. Now, I hope that they do have all of those
things, because if not, I believe they would be using hypnosis