Talk:cold read
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Sounds like an eccentric definition. Eclecticology 08:22, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- Looks right to me, try googling "can cold reading" [1]. I added another one which seems to crop up a lot. Kappa 01:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps cold reading, but not cold read. Andrew massyn 21:23, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
Had been nominated ages ago, but never listed here (and therefore fell through the cracks, until now.) --Connel MacKenzie 23:10, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
This is in use.
Examples for the first definition.
"..., we meet someone and want to find out a little more about him/her ..., so, completely without conscious thought, we begin to cold read. [2]
Why sceptics do not cold read? (Article heading) [3]
Examples for the second def.
Learning to Cold Read (Article heading on acting website) [4]
There were several other uses of the term as a noun, or as an adjective, ie, cold read trick.
--Dmol 19:54, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- Yes. This is real. I have done it. Παρατηρητής
Phrasal verb[edit]
- To deduce using the practice of cold reading.
- He cold read the man's profession
- (Acting, newsreading etc) To perform a script without preparation.
- At the audition you will be required to cold read a script.