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Ideally, magic should be about art and showmanship, not about “winning” against the audience in an adversarial contest. Don’t “challenge” your audience with confrontational language during tricks, and don’t present the audience with the the attitude that you are better than they are or don’t respect them. You can have challenging tricks, but the tone of the challenge should be friendly and playful, not adversarial. Finally try to not remind your audience that your trick is even a trick in the first place — you might want to try telling a story instead.

Key Takeaways:

• Magicians should make sure magic isn’t an “I win, you lose” situation but it should be a win-win situation.
• The first step to a win-win atmosphere in magic is for magicians not to use “challenge” vocabulary in their acts.
• The challenge atmosphere doesn’t bode well for magicians because when they believe he is fooling them, they become unhappy with him.

“When you are performing magic, the last thing you want is for the audience to believe they’re in some kind of conflict with you.”

Read more: http://blog.magicshop.co.uk/2019/01/atmosphere-for-magic.html

Dan Harlan has recently published his Tarbell: Every Trick In The Book series for users to download on the Penguin Magic website. He has incorporated several lessons that can also be viewed within his series of previously-released video lessons giving the rundown on becoming a high quality magician. The subscription is great for those just entering the field of magic, and those who are just looking to sharpen their skills a bit to capitalize on their already developed skills.

Key Takeaways:

• This book is recommended for not only new magicians, but also those already in the trade looking to improve their established skills.
• It is not mandatory to read the previous publications, as each chapter is set on a step-by-step basis and easy to comprehend.
• The entire course associated with Every Trick In The Book is available through the Penguin Magic platform.

“If your New Year resolution involves becoming a better magician, whether a day one beginner or a grizzled old performer, I suggest you give Every Trick In The Book a serious look.”

Read more: http://itricks.com/news/2019/01/goodbye-tarbell-every-trick-in-the-book/

Joe Sankey grew up in Canada. Like many youngsters, he was drawn into the maguc of making magic early. He got his first magic set at the age of 11. And, it was immediately evident that he had a flair for it. Sakey went on tour as a one man magic act before even reaching his 21st birthday. By that age, he was already experimenting with special slight of hand tricks, for which he would become well known, as well as for close up magic. Besides his magic abilities, Sakey also developed a comedic capacity and took to the stage as a one man show and stand-up comic. He combined his flair for comedy with another love, wroting, and wrote a book entitled, “Zen and the art of stand-up comedy.”

Key Takeaways:

• Jay Sankey is a Canadian, a stand-up comedian, author and a magician, who specializes in close work and special effects.
• At the age of 11 Jay was given a magic set and it was immediately obvious he had a gift for it.
• Jay’s book, “Zen and the Art of Monologue” combines his skill at comedy with his flair for writing.

“By the age of 18, Jay was traveling the world lecturing about sleight of hand magic to both amateur magician and professionals.”

Read more: https://rebelmagic.com/jay-sankey/

Being a magician is a hard thing. It takes a lot of heart and desire to want to live the life as a magician. Very few magicians go off and make millions on top of millions of dollars. It is a very difficult thing to do. For this very reason, there have been less people getting involved with magic. Performing for the public as a magician is so hard. It is all about making sure the audience enjoys the show.

Key Takeaways:

• Being able to pull off a magic trick in front of a lot of people is so hard to do.
• One of the hardest things for someone who performs magic is to remain cool in front of an audience.
• Mastering a good act, or a solid trick, takes years and years of practice and hard work.

“Magicians stage fright is probably the biggest hurdle beginners face when they start magic.”

Read more: http://blog.magicshop.co.uk/2018/10/magicians-stage-fright.html

Some people love magic so much. The magicians that go a lot of the work that magic involves are people who have been around it for many years. They live and breed for new magic tricks and they try everything in their power to master some of the coolest tricks. When you are performing a trick, your duty is to make the audience wonder how the hell you did something. That is the sign of a good magician.

Key Takeaways:

• The bottom line is that the people who do magic train for many, many years before being ready.
• Not everyone will be able to grasp the idea of magic when they try to learn how to do it.
• There are a bunch of different patterns that allow these people to remember how to do certain tricks.

“Watch lots of stand up comedians and see how they present their act in a way that almost looks like they are coming up with the jokes on the spot. They even stop and laugh with the audience as it’s new to them too. It’s not. They have rehearsed their act to be like that. You can do the same when you create magicians patter for each effect you do.”

Read more: http://blog.magicshop.co.uk/2018/10/create-magicians-patter.html

The people who are able to do magic have a real talent that is extremely hard to master. The ones that are able to keep their cool at all times and perform at a high level are the ones that make the big bucks. With that being said, every magician has been caught messing up a trick one time or another. It is part of the business. Some people really get affected mentally while others keep it in stride.

Key Takeaways:

• One of the best magicians who get caught often are pickpockets. They steal for entertainment and get caught often for doing it.
• One of Uk’s best known magician and pickpocket, Ravi Mayar, recommends a technique when you are caught that is common and gives brilliant results.
• Getting caught practicing magic in front of a crowd will happen sooner or later, but you have to keep your cool and laugh it off.

“Even if you’re an expert magician, the real world has too many factors for anyone to control.”

Read more: http://blog.magicshop.co.uk/2018/10/getting-caught-doing-a-magic-trick.html