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Andy Wonder Special user Auckland, New Zealand 747 Posts |
I¡¦ve just looked over my testimonials & been thinking about the complements people give me about the show.
I¡¦ve picked out some of the key things people comment on from some of my testimonials & quoted just the key words here. For my shows anyway this is what people comment on: ¡§fantastic party¡¨ ¡§just amazing¡¨ "absolutely wonderful" "a great performance" "absolutely marvelous" "your ability with the kids and the way you were able to entertain" "how great you were" "absolutely fantastic" "Really professional" "even the adults enjoyed it" "the appearance of the rabbit has been the talk of the playground" "it was truly amazing" "It was so easy" Those are all excerpts from the testimonials I am using at the moment. My customers seem unable to put their finger on one thing that stands out. There was one mention of the rabbit & one of their party being easy or ¡¥stress-free¡¦ which look like they might be the key ones. I also get a lot of people commenting that ¡¥even¡¦ the adults or older children enjoyed the show. I am not sure if this is something that impresses people so much or just surprises them. Everything else is just people saying great, good, fantastic or whatever. They know my performance is good but have real trouble pointing to one thing to back that up.
Andy Wonder, Auckland, New Zealand
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magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
I think a lot of the little things mentioned by Starr are very important for appearing professional. However, I think pizazz/the wow factor is a different subject to professionalism.
A magician could be excellently turned out, have beautiful props, an amp, music and a well scripted act but be upstaged by a following act of some guy in jeans and a sweatshirt with a piece of rope and a sock puppet because the second guy has pizazz and knows how to work an audience of kids. Andy, I think your excellent reviews don't put they're finger on exactly what makes you special because they're written by adults. Kid's will tell you exactly which bit they liked. If you finish your show at the end of the party most of the kids will run up to there parents and start telling them something about the show. I catch snippets of this and they're usually telling them about something very magical (sponge balls/the hanky vanishing) or something very funny (raccoon driving a car, geoffrey being naughty, laundry basket that wouldn't behave) that happened in the show. If I had to pick one thing to make your show stand out from Uncle Charlie I would say showmanship. George |
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Starrpower Inner circle 4070 Posts |
Nicholas Johnson wrote:
My original question was, what is the one thing in your show that the children (and parents) will all be talking about later on? *** Nope, that's not what you originally asked. You asked what makes us "a shade above" Uncle Charlie ... that's a far cry from the one thing that they'll all be talking about. But, like Senator Kerry, you have now clarified your position to be the opposite of what you originally said, and we can respond accordingly (sorry ... just had to make it topical *somehow!*) I, too, must say it's the way I interact with the audience/children. I think it's been so ingrained in me that I don't realize it. One time, last Independence Day, I was knockin' out balloons -- FAST! And, when it was finally her turn, one woman said, "I just love watching you; you work so well with the kids." I really didn't think I was doing anything special, but I suppose that's why I get hired before others in my market. Also, when a little girl gives you a hug, who knows why? The kid just feels something special ... We all sound terribly arrogant answering questions like this, don't we? |
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
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Nope, that's not what you originally asked. You asked what makes us "a shade above" Uncle Charlie ... that's a far cry from the one thing that they'll all be talking about. I'm incapable of putting a coherent sentance together...like George W. Bush! :) Couldn't resist! |
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Southwest Sam New user Indiana 59 Posts |
I don't use puppets but I do carry my pet Rubber Chicken, "Trigger". I also have a wooden stick horse I call "Woody".
I recently worked a Cowboy Poetry Festival and was told they were glad they hired me on as there wasn't much for the children, and I seemed to relate to them on their level and keep 'em entertained. I explained to the promoters that, that's where it counts. If the young-uns have a good time, the parents will remember it and won't think twice about coming back next year. ENTERTAIN 'EM!!!!
Now performing as...
-Suitcase Sam & his Ukulele Music ~ Comedy ~ Magic www.facebook.com/SuitcaseSam |
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