Yo everyone!
So I'm fluent in both English and my native language.
Most people around me speak English and the videos I watch of magicians performing and/ or teaching are also in English. A direct consequence of this is that the patter I've created and my persona (while performing magic) are all in English.
The troublesome part is while performing to most people ( ie outside my friends and family circle) I feel it would be better to switch to language B as they may either not understand English or understand it with effort. The latter also tend to find it ostentatious to have some one talk in English to them throughout.
Either way it's not natural.
When I talk in my native language however I struggle to do so while performing a trick since I haven't really practiced any patter. More often then not I find myself mentally translating my normal English routine which doesn't end up in a smooth flow.
Anyone have any advice for me?
I should add that my English patter is not really a memorised bunch of lines. All I have is an idea of the general tone of the trick and a few impactful sentences and I make up the rest as I go along. However this technique doesn't seem to work with language B...
So I'm fluent in both English and my native language.
Most people around me speak English and the videos I watch of magicians performing and/ or teaching are also in English. A direct consequence of this is that the patter I've created and my persona (while performing magic) are all in English.
The troublesome part is while performing to most people ( ie outside my friends and family circle) I feel it would be better to switch to language B as they may either not understand English or understand it with effort. The latter also tend to find it ostentatious to have some one talk in English to them throughout.
Either way it's not natural.
When I talk in my native language however I struggle to do so while performing a trick since I haven't really practiced any patter. More often then not I find myself mentally translating my normal English routine which doesn't end up in a smooth flow.
Anyone have any advice for me?
I should add that my English patter is not really a memorised bunch of lines. All I have is an idea of the general tone of the trick and a few impactful sentences and I make up the rest as I go along. However this technique doesn't seem to work with language B...