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Jim Poor Special user Fairfax, VA 676 Posts 
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I had a class of 20 adults start on Monday and as an ice breaker I did a couple of tricks.
Just a simple silk production and a quadraflex (I think I got the name right) mis-made dollar. Decent reactions, and a bit of a confidence boost. Once I get back to work (tomorrow, I hope) I'll try an invisible deck or a brainwave effect. |
Stanyon Inner circle Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago 3433 Posts
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And there you go. Say good bye to life as you knew it!
Cheers! 
Stanyon
aka Steve Taylor "Every move a move!" "If you've enjoyed my performance half as much as I've enjoyed performing for you, then you've enjoyed it twice as much as me!" |
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Chris Miller Loyal user Rochester, NY 242 Posts
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Way to go, Jim!
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stormchaser Regular user Calgary, AB 200 Posts
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Awesome. Today I performed White Bikes for my piano teacher, and by the time I was done she had practically fainted. I love performing.
For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not, none will suffice.
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Cory Gallupe Inner circle Nova Scotia, Canada 1272 Posts
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Keep performing for people you are nevous to perform for and you will get confidence up. I know it sounds wierd to say perform for people you are nervous to perform for. But it will get you tougher and soon, you wont be nervous at all! Keep up the good work!
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts
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Great job! Keep it simple. Remember how cool the first tricks you learned were when you first saw them. The successes add up, and the failures really aren't that bad.
Use that momentum! -Josh
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DomKabala Inner circle I've grown old after diggin' holes for 2827 Posts
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Kudos to you Jim, keep 'em coming and keep 'em simple. You said you had a class of 20 adults...are you a teacher? Just curious.
:bikes:  
<<<KRaZy4kardz>>>
We don't stop playing when we grow old...we grow old when we stop playing.
God is enough, let go, let God. Gal 2:20 "Anything of value is not easily attained and those things which are easily attained are not of lasting value."   
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Jim Poor Special user Fairfax, VA 676 Posts
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I am an Intelligence Consultant and Project Manager for one of the courses my company runs. I do a lot of instructing. Someday, I want to work magic into a specific portion of the class that talks about principles applied to certain tasks. Two of them are Logic and Flow. Without going into boring details, I think some magic effects could illustrate this very well.
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calexa Inner circle Germany 1635 Posts
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Well, a motivation trainer that I met in London told me that he uses magic effects to enhence his speeches....
Magixx
Optimists have more fun.....
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Paolo Venturini Veteran user Lucca (I.) - New York City 385 Posts
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Very well Jim, magic is the best way as a ice breaker...
Have fun! Paolo Venturini |
jgravelle Loyal user Milwaukee (Head shown not actual size) 270 Posts
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I'd urge you to keep the I.D. in your pocket in the event of an emergency. It's a great "reserve-chute" to pull in the event that a force goes bad, a break gets lost, etc. My I.D. is an indispensable safety net.
Regards, -jjg |
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Jim Poor Special user Fairfax, VA 676 Posts
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Good idea.
Tks Jim |
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Anabelle Special user 951 Posts
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Jim, I think you have the right idea by wanting to create meaning with your magic. I think that's really important. It's not just about the tricks, it's about what the tricks can represent.
Anabelle |
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts
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Jgravelle, great idea about the I.D. I'll keep it in my pocket and take some more risks with my cards.
What do you want in a site? "Honesty, integrity and decency." -Mike Doogan
"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
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DanielSteep Inner circle 1409 Posts
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Just keep performing them even if they are infront of total starngers and the after you will be able to perform it so naturally it will look like you have performed it for years
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