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@Lord Magic: "Also abt the recording part, you are right. It is great to have someone review it. But if someone ELSE has to review it, why a recording, do it live for them!" Yes, live is good. But as to the question "why a recording?" Well, because when you record it, then YOU can review it.

Here is Bill's presentation of the trick:

It's called "The 21 Card Trick" (sometimes called "The Eleventh Card Trick"). I could be wrong, but I believe that it, or some similar effect, appears in Professor Hoffman's Modern Magic. Most interesting factoid of all about the trick: It is the trick that hooked Marlo on card magic. I saw a...

ChristopherT has made very good points, IMO. I would add to try to avoid "explanatory" patter/scripting, such as, "All I have to do is wave my hand like this," or "OK, we'll bury your card into the middle of the deck, like so etc." It is not entertaining to the spectators to be told what is...

The Mother of All Book Tests ("MOAB"). I'm totally pumped!

How about an appearing cane?

I would recommend Bicycle. They are consistently good cards and last quite well if you can keep them clean and dry. They fan and spread well and evenly. They are good for springing, dribbling and faros, including one-hand faros. I find that the Bicycle Rider Backs seem to be of better...

Another tip I would add that works well for me is that, immediately after securing the card(s) to be palmed into your hand drop the "guilty" hand casually to your side as you simultaneously hand the deck for shuffling to a spectator with your other hand. This is excellent misdirection, gives...

Even very experienced and accomplished artists make mistakes from time to time. It is part of being human. It's going to happen. When it does happen, I try not to act like it's any big deal and I smile or laugh, maybe even make a little joke about it. I use it as an opportunity to compliment...

ChristopherT has made several important points in relation to the issue of business cards. I hadn't really considered the idea of asking for the card of event planners and then following up down the road, but I am going to implement that immediately. As the saying goes, "The squeaky wheel gets...

From what I've read, anxiety and nervousness (and hands shaking may be a symptom of that) comes from worrying about how one is coming across in interactions with others (and magic certainly qualifies as such), and also worry over what the outcome will be, as opposed to getting into the moment...

I do believe there is a "Nothing ventured nothing gained" or "nothing to lose aspect" to the business card issue. It's true that many people don't keep them, but if any of the people who put them with other business cards decide they want you for their event before they ultimately clean house...

Reality One, I don't believe I made my meaning clear - I meant that the reveal would be handwritten.

Good suggestions! You could also take a photo with your phone of your business card on dark table, then a second photo of just the table from above so it looks like just a blank background. You could show the spectator the photo of the business card, while holding your actual business card...

Lord Magic, It would be helpful to see you doing the cut to analyze why it is not ending up clean. When I do the cut, I grip X between my left thumb and index finger and maintain that grip until the completion of the cut, rotating X counterclockwise after the packets have cleared one another...

Miss Magic, You handle the cards well, and nice production quality on the video. It says a lot about magic that it can be a vehicle for bringing someone out of the huge challenges posed by bullying and depression - and it says a lot about you that you have been able to rise above the negative...

Maaz, The effect is that a spectator thinks of one of the 6 colors on the cube. Whatever color they are thinking of, they put the cube in the palm of one of their hands with the thought-of color uppermost, and then cover the cube with the other hand being placed on top. All this time your back...

I know what you mean. It has been my experience that the Tally-Ho decks don't fan well, and tend to clump even when almost new. Bicycles on the other hand are great for fanning, spread and turnover flourishes - all kinds of cardistry. I am not sure why the Bicycles (particularly the Rider...

Antonio, I had the good fortune to receive one of these as a birthday gift from my girlfriend several years ago. It is a phenomenal, ingenious prop that can be carried on a keychain, that allows you to do mind-blowing mentalism. But it is hugely expensive...

@Slightly False, First, I just wanna say you have a TRULY GREAT girlfriend there! Second, I would echo the tips that the other members have given on this thread - they are solid. The only thing I would add is to maybe slow the shuffle down to almost slow motion and practice that way for a...