How to learn magic (or anything else)
There is more to magic than just the tricks. Only knowing the secret to a trick does not make you a magician. So, how do you actually learn and improve as a magician?
There is more to magic than just the tricks. Only knowing the secret to a trick does not make you a magician. So, how do you actually learn and improve as a magician?
Whose advice is it anyway? In this week’s episode we’ll be looking at the nature of advice itself. Where do you take advice from? Who should you listen to? What should you ignore? And should you listen to me?
Is new better? Magic moves on at what sometimes feels like a blistering pace, but is that right? Are the classics better? We’ll explore some of those thoughts and more in this episode.
Can you learn confidence? That’s the question we’ll be exploring in today’s episode. Spoiler, I think you can, and so I’ll reveal a few techniques to help you to take the steps towards becoming a more confident performer.
How do you be present for a performance, for each and every performance? How do you make sure that you are giving 100% to that audience, and not letting other things distract you? We’ll explore that in this episode, plus why it’s such a good idea!
Like me, you’ve probably had situations where you’ve thought, “that was lucky!” but what if we look at that from a different angle? Perhaps it wasn’t luck but simply good preparation. In this episode, we’ll explore that idea, plus how to perform a show / event pre-mortem!
It’s impossible to do everything, so at some point you have to make a decision, what do you really want to do? In this first podcast episode, we’ll explore that thought plus more.