Since I'm a total amateur, I mainly perform for friends, families, and co-workers -- people I generally trust. I really like the look of Prophet, and I've been told that it's similar to Extreme Burn. However, I've had a really hard time convincing people that the bills aren't gimmicked. Especially if I'm performing for 5 or more people, handing out a few bills but not all the bills just never felt right to me, as it seems rather obvious that whatever the magician's holding is obviously something gimmicked. Even when watching the performance videos here for Prophet, my first thought was "gee, that's pretty obvious".
How do you guys handle this? I've been called out on it several times, and I never really know what to say. I act like myself during performance, I don't do any nervous shakes or anything like that, especially since these are my friends, the setting's always very casual. Do you guys have any specific thing you do to make it seem natural that people don't examine every one of them? Again, this is really hard for me because these are people I trust, so there's no reason for me to not allow them examination.
How do you guys handle this? I've been called out on it several times, and I never really know what to say. I act like myself during performance, I don't do any nervous shakes or anything like that, especially since these are my friends, the setting's always very casual. Do you guys have any specific thing you do to make it seem natural that people don't examine every one of them? Again, this is really hard for me because these are people I trust, so there's no reason for me to not allow them examination.