Performance Pointers

Here are a few points that should be taken into account when performing magic which will improve your overall appearance to your spectator.

Variety is the Spice of Life

Remember to vary the tricks that you do and never perform two tricks that are simialar straight after each other. Remember although there is more than one way to cut aces to the laymen it looks like the same trick they don't appreciate the different methods used.

Never Trust Anyone

Remember not every spectator wants your magic to succeed, there will be spectators who will try to grab your props when their not supposed to and people who will blatantly lie about the card that they selected just to try make you look foolish.

Mum's the Word

This is important never tell anyone how you done a trick, every time you give away a secret you give away one of the building blocks to your magic, although the trick might seem lame as soon as you start to offer some logic to your magic then your spectators will start to use logic to work out your next trick. Every secret you share could potentially be giving away a magic principle that is used for more than one effect. If your audience is aware of a particular principle then when you use it in the future your audience will no longer be baffled.

No Action Replay
As soon as you perform a great trick that has been perfectly executed then you are going to be surrounded by people begging you to do it again. Never repear a trick to the same audience, if they know what is going to happen they will observe more closely, subtle sleights will be picked up on more readily. Just don't give your audience the chance to think a few steps ahead.

Keep Your Distance
Don't allow your audience to get to close especially if your going to be performing complicated sleights an extra few yards can really make all the difference.

Keep the audience wanting more
This is an old saying in show biz, but learn to judge wwhen your audience's attention span you don't want to over perform. An art like magic can be quite mind blowing at times and an audience can only take so much. In most cases 10-15 minutes is probably long enough especially if your performance is an improtu one.

Evolution over Revolution
Don't be afraid to get inventive with your magic every new trick you learn try to find a way of making it your own, the more experienced you become and the more principles that you learn the more you can add to your routine. You might not create the next big illusion but you might be able to add a little extra to an already existing effect.