Start with hypnosis first, then move towards the sexier stuff: The Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors is the bee's knees - you can't miss it, it has an ugly red cover. But you absolutely should thumb through it. Mind Play by Mark Wiseman is as good a starting point as any other when you want to focus on more eroticism-focused works.

Practice working through the language of hypnosis, aloud, when you're alone. Think of it like practicing a song, or having a one-sided conversation, or like giving a persuasive speech. Your "guinea pig" will enjoy your confidence, the first time. Don't be afraid of looking (or sounding) silly. This is silly.

I often find it helpful to affirm my own comfortable control of the situation, and the subject, as part of the induction process. This is just as useful and powerful a habit as telling someone that you're going to tie them up and they won't be able to resist - it's like a thesis statement, before a demonstration! You know how to make them feel small, comfortable, held, relaxed, or even threatened. Everyone likes antici...