I've been thinking about something, something about presentation and performances
If he could really do magic, than why must he practice (I'm referencing this to the spectator's point of view) and why must he do those 'fancy cuts' and what not, ect ,ect
I've been thinking, when I'm more direct with the spectator (In this case I'll use Universal Impression) I've found out I get more of a reaction when, as I stated, more direct. For instance, when I tell them to write down their card on a piece of paper, hide it and I reveal their card...it get's an amazing reaction (A friend of my father's is still talking about that trick, for about a week now), but when I add 'silly' patter, such as "Think of the color", "Now think of the value", "Now send me an image of that card into my mind", ect, ect. I find it's good patter, but in the end, the spectator sees it as 'silly', 'yeah right', and believes in their mind it's not really necessary which I sometimes agree with