“Dedicated To Bringing Your Magic to the PAYING Public!!!”

This is your chance to “set the stage” and let them know what’s

in store for them.  Speakers refer to this as “Salting the

Audience.”  Tell them what you are going to do and it creates

anticipation.  For themed shows, I simply go over the three

points we will discuss.

II.     The Knock-out-This is where I want my audience too

sit-up and pay attention.  It’s the “respect piece.”  I want them

to know right away that I am no slouch and they are in good

hands!

III.    Audience Star- Getting them involved is the secret to

having a fun show.  It also make sit more memorable for

everyone.  This is a one-on-one interaction with an audience

member that should endear you to them and to the helper.

IV.    Solo/Music – Break up the action here by introducing

something unusual or straight visual-to music.  For me, it’s

typically a juggling piece.  But I’ve also done “The Thing” or

“The Vanishing Bandanna” here with success.

V.      Volunteers – Yep, more volunteers at this point.  They

will all want to help at this point because of all the fun you

had with the first helper and because they should really love

you by now.

VI.     Personalized – This is where I typically do something

personalized for the holiday, company or theme I am working

for.  It’s all themed here and should be very customized (or at

least appear that way :) ) .

VII.    More Volunteers – Yet more volunteers!  This is a

great time to enter the audience and have folks help out from

all over the place.  Remember, the stage is where you are. 

Make it play big!!  And keep the variety up here.  There is

nothing more boring than watching someone at the same spot

for 45 minutes to an hour.

VIII.   Big Finale – This should be the one they go home

talking about.  If it’s a themed show, it should be the

culmination of all three of the points you’ve been making

and converge into one big ending.

IX.    Wrap-Up – Tell them what they just witnessed.  For

theme shows, this is simply a recap.  I may do this while

demonstrating with a smaller trick like “Starcle” or a napkin

rose or something like that.  Maybe into a snowstorm if

appropriate.

You see this with speakers all the time, “Tell them what

you’re going to say, say it, then tell them what you told

Eric Paul

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