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I am a professional performer, and attained status of Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle and, over and above this highest degree, I am only one of 5 perfromers alive who has been awarded their coveted 'Silver Wand'. I perform at the highest level as well as train and coach both beginners and experts in learning a few tricks to creating a brand new award winning act. I ran The Summer School at The Magic Circle for many years as well as booked performers for the monthly public shows. I run a company called `MagicWorks` which provides magic for adult private and corporate events, television, film and theatre productions. I also hold training workshops and seminars, teleconferences and online training on using magic in business, performing at Trade Shows, Magic for Presenters etc and provide after dinner or conference talks and speeches all on the subject of business and personnel development. This includes creativity, presentation, online and offline marketing etc.
Whilst I have been a performer for many years I now spend an increasing amount of time as a personal and business coach, using magic as a metaphor in my teaching and training sessions. I have several Internet Businesses that include Coaching and Mentoring entertainers in the whole business of self Branding, Promotion, Marketing and filling their diaries with bookings.
Magic has taken me all over the world. It transcends cultures and is a wonderful tool for communication. It can bring out the 'child' in anyone and everyone taking us again to a place of wonderment where anything and everything is possible.
I am always learning. New tricks? Yes, although I know thousands I'll never use. I am learning more and more about people ..... that's where the answers are.
Magic dates back to cavemen. The magic takes place in the mind of the viewer. It's all about perception. Practice does NOT make perfect! Practice makes permanent! Only perfect practice makes perfect!
Doing tricks is easy. The REAL magic is in the presentation. It comes from within YOU. That's how you make magic magical.....adding yourself.
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Hi Cathi I've been away so sorry for the delay in response. I'd like to give this more thought and ask some questions but I amder massive pressure from AllExperts to respond today (otherwise they remove
Hi MARIO There are many ways you could vanish without walking off. The best method choice will be dependent upon a number of things like: => The stage conditions ie size, backcloth, wings, scenery
Hi Sterling It's great that you find magic and magicians you admire and love their work enough to want to follow them. I've not seen his book 'revelations' ....so unable to comment on that. Criss
Hi Ian There are many many ways to disappear ... and the method you choose will be determined by many things: the situation, your knowledge, budget, available assistants, audience position, numbers
Hi Ron The ninternet is FULL of information Ron .... problem is that some is poor, wrong and badly presented, and a lot is also good, well presented and useful The hard thing is knowing which is which

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