Talk:cold read

Sounds like an eccentric definition. Eclecticology 08:22, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Looks right to me, try googling "can cold reading" . 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.  Why sceptics do not cold read? (Article heading)   Examples for the second def. Learning to Cold Read (Article heading on acting website)   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)


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Phrasal verb

 * 1) To deduce using the practice of cold reading.
 * He cold read the man's profession
 * 1) (Acting, newsreading etc) To perform a script without preparation.
 * At the audition you will be required to cold read a script.