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magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
Reliability and the other things Tony mentioned are all important especially when it comes to getting bookings. I was really thinking about the performance side of things but it's a good point that we need to think about the before and after, too.
Being genuine and likeable are quite interconnected. For most of us being funny is an important attribute. Likeable and funny have a two way connection. If you are funny you are more likeable. If you are likeable people will respond to your humour better. G |
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Tod Todson Inner circle USA 1296 Posts |
And if you're not likable, be more smiley according to one author
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Red Shadow Inner circle 1788 Posts |
I believe the two key attributes a successful entertainer needs is patience and a sense of humor.
Patience to remain calm even when the children misbehave, the parents talk, the children shout out inappropriate things, and when the whole shows dies flat on its feet. You have to remain calm and preserve and just carry on with the show. Scene of humor, because children will respond to anything, you, the ricks, the games as long as they are laughing. If you can turn anything and everything into a joke, the kids will like you. In regards to costume, recently I have started wearing a colourful 'clown' outfit. I use to always wear colourful suits, and while I got no complaints, I got few call-backs. Now I wear the clown suit and the phone is off the hook. I get 6-7 enquiries EVERY day. I hate to admit it, because it makes me look like an idiot but the clown suit has really helped sell my show to the parents. Photos of me in the suit on the website is a key selling point. I get the kids to like me by joking with them. If there are balloons in the room, I start a balloon fight and we all have fun bashing each other with balloons. I tell the children that I'm the tooth fairy (not the magician) and shake the birthday child's hand, but pretend we are then glued together. It all comes back to having a sense of humor, and if you can make the children laugh, they like you. 'Taking affirmative action' to make your show successful is so true. There are so many magicians who don't make it in this business. They still believe that you should be doing 'magic' for the children, while all us pros know that magic is just part of the equation, its the routine, the comedy and the laughs that sell the show. My show is 15% magic, 85% laughs, and I lots of two-hour shows. Advertising is another key element, and I still can't believe how many 'professionals' still don't have a website. Almost 80% of my work is from the web or promoted through my website. How can you live in 2008 and not have a website is beside me. Steve |
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