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• Tools
• Market to Market
• Facial Expression and Gestures, Missing Element
• Negotiation
• Online Income
• Insurance

1st edition 2020, 10 pages.

• Thank You
• Market to Market
• Gold Mine in Old Magic
• Negotiation, the Power of No
• Sources of Education
• Online Training Sessions

1st edition 2020, 10 pages.

• #1 Marketing, Selling & Business Matters (Hot List)
• Market to Market
• Q & A
• Trick Complete Failure
• Pocket Magic, No Pockets
• Progressive Retirement
• Instructions Worth Keeping
• Other Side of Your Profile
• Online Magic

1st edition 2020, 10 pages.

• Microphones
• Market to Market
• Pandemic Plus
• Blink of the Eye
• VCR Tapes
• Recycle Old Magic
• Magic goes Vaudeville
• Clean you Cannot See

1st edition 2020, 10 pages.

The pandemic has major impact on entertainment. Looking back through history the vaudeville style show was immensely popular. Magicians can tap into that type of production to get back in front of audiences once again. This text introduces and helps you plan a vaudeville style show. Want to get back to work in front of an audience? This may be the approach you need to help build your schedule.

• August 2020
• Key factors of pandemic
• Vaudeville
• Magic show production
• Booking
• Expanding
• Wrapping it up

• Warm-Ups
• Market to Market: Rose and a Business Card
• Magic Goes Vaudeville
• Wireless Microphone Sale
• Coaching, Mentoring and Training
• Creativity
• Working It
• Plant a Magic Seed

1st edition 2020, 10 pages.

As entertainers we must use every tool available to delivery our magic to the audience. Body language, often not considered, enhances the connection, compliments the communication and directly impacts the entertainment factor. This ebook identifies body language. It is an attempt to bring the skills associated with theater into the hands of the magician. We have to play to those in the back row and balcony. The best approach is to entertain using your full body.

• Body language
• Body elements
• Timing and body language
• Body language comparisons
• Wrapping it up

• What do you charge?
• Market to Market
• Exercise Creativity
• Thanksgiving
• Body Language
• Emergency 20 Minutes
• What Makes Magic Work
• Invoice Donated Shows/Services
• Entertainment Factor

1st edition 2020, 10 pages.

Everyone has creativity. When you select the color to paint a room, pick out an outfit to wear or the wrapping on a present you are exercising a form of creativity. One only has to recognize that, and learn to develop it. New magic is the result of someone coming up with an idea and developing it into a trick/routine. This ebook identifies creativity and the creative process. I have included a step by step narration of one of my signature tricks "the magical egg tray". The process begins with an initial idea and works through sequential steps to bring the routine to the finish. Creativity, like...

• End of Year
• Market to Market
• Creativity
• Intentionally Revealed Trick
• Personal Library
• Chain Letter / Email
• Pandemic Impact

1st edition 2020, 10 pages.

When your audience cannot come to you, you need to take your performance to them. Using equipment and materials you already own, you can get started. Pending the success you can grow your online magic as big as you wish. This text will help you get started with webcams, microphones, recording environment, planning your show and other things to consider.

• Overview
• Camera and microphone
• Lighting
• Camera angle
• Production, performance assistance
• Show
• Sponsors
• Recorded shows
• Pricing
• Wrapping it up
• Sources

1st edition 2020, PDF 28 pages.

• National Organizations
• 2020 Abraca-Poof: A year of newsletters
• Marketing
• Market to Market
• Write
• Interactive Coaching
• Connecting the Dots
• Getting Ready to Retire
• Pandemic Impact
• Health
• Sound Problems

• Closing My Back Stage Magic
• Giving Something Back
• Market to Market
• Stage to Television
• Modified Tackle Box
• Let Audience Lead You
• Preshow Warm Up
• Microphones for Sale
• Sorry, I Can't

• Ghost Writing
• Articles for Abraca-Poof
• Market to Market
• Working for Tips
• Fumble Advantage
• Guest Speaker Training
• Agents
• Variety Shows
• Transporting Magic

Senior centers can be a strong market. They already practice social distancing and are anxious for fresh entertainment. This text identifies changes for these types of show, contact goals when speaking with the Activity Director, and follow-up activities to entice future bookings.

• Preface
• The audience
• The activity director
• The budget
• Contact
• Performance
• Follow-up
• Wrapping it up

The difference between an average and great magician is the audience connection. Audience members text, talk with their neighbors and do other things because they are not tuned in, connected, with the performance. This ebook identifies the connection, points out the importance, and covers a few tools magicians can use to capture and strengthen that connection.

• The Audience Connection
• Capturing the Audience
• Different Connection Tools
• Working the Connection
• Wrapping it Up

1st edition 2021; PDF 17 pages.

Out with your friends just to enjoy the evening. The manager comes up to you and says one of the acts did not show up. He asks you to do a 20-minute set. You didn't bring anything with you. All you can work with is what you can find on hand. Could you do it? This ebook offers some ideas you could use.

• Real events
• Don't panic
• Relax, take your time
• Audience must believe this is natural
• Look around
• Wrapping it up

1st edition 2021, PDF 16 pages.

Is she part of the show? Or is she eye candy for the audience? There is a difference between a cosmetic and functional assistant. This text identifies the difference and helps you get started searching for, and working with an assistant.

• Assistant Profile
• Business Considerations
• Assistant Functionality
• Team Profile
• Finding an Assistant
• Assistant/Magician Relationship
• Production with Assistant
• Wrapping it Up

1st edition 2021, PDF 25 pages.

Do not stall and draw out your magic waiting for the end of your music. Do not rush your magic cutting corners and hurrying to fit the music. This text introduces you to the basic functions of music editing. Using music as background, or choreographing a routine to music is possible through editing. Take your show up to the next level using music you edit, to fit your manipulations and performance.

• Types of music
• Create your own music
• Advantages of editing
• Music editing software
• Basic overview
• Cuts, copies, and other editing
• Wrapping it up

1st edition 2021, PDF

Magicians are in the entertainment service industry. Just like other independent contractors we provide quotes. There comes a time when we must negotiate. Some magicians move along when they hear the venue/individual say no. Others negotiate to try to find a win/win agreement. Those who are willing to negotiate their performance have a better chance of getting hired.

• Negotiation, element of business
• The differences between "NO"
• When to negotiate
• Set up negotiation
• Open negotiations
• Accept/decline negotiation
• Wrapping it up

1st edition 2021, PDF 19 Seiten.

Businesses have to promote themselves, even through the pandemic. Media today is extremely expensive and sponsorship is a very attractive alternative for them. The impact and long-range potentials are a win/win situation for both the business and the magician. This ebook gets you started with sponsors and identifies the "hot spots" you need to mention as you speak with them.

• Business Basics
• Basic Marketing
• Sponsors
• Sources to Consider
• Approaches
• Calendar and Files
• Wrapping it Up

1st edition 2021, PDF 20 pages.

Use local free or economical sources to promote your magic and get hired. This text gets you started on listing sources and using a tracking system to track your results. You refer to that system as you adjust your goals into areas that generate more opportunities to get hired.

• Marketing 101
• Marketing Tools
• Marketing Plan
• Tracking System
• Wrapping It Up

1st edition 2021, PDF 20 pages.

Teaching a magic class is another way to generate income and promote yourself as a supportive magician. Community venues are always searching for programs such as this to host. They use these events to keep the community involved, provide productive activities for youth, and add additional services to their community programs.

This text outlines a basic magic class, provides materials you can use and can get you started with your first series of classes. Teaching a class will not pay as much as a large performance. But it still provides a solid base for income. A magic class can help fill...

The advantage of recurring/repeat performances and how to market yourself for them.

• Identifying the recurring performance need
• The basic approach
• Timing
• Pricing
• Personalizing the show to the entity/sponsor
• Suggested businesses and entities to contact
• Wrapping it up

1st edition 2022, PDF 19 pages.