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I very much agree. Do what you are good at. Jim Collins in Good to Great says that if you work at what you are bad at then you will become good at best, but if you work at what you are good at, then you can become great. However, you can't know what your strengths are unless you try and work...

There was a time when I felt the same way. So I built an arsenal of impromptu tricks which was one of the best choices I made. However, then to accomplish some real crazy effects, I introduced gimmicks to achieve that. Now it doesn't matter. But it would be good to be able to search that...

Nice to have an extension!

A simple one would be the forum title under user names to change from Member to something else (like Elite Member)

I used a bunch to buy wire effects to get more spins ;) A skype session would be pretty great too!

Good for you. Always good to document your progress and articulate your goals. Just a tip on the layout: the font is huge and hard to read. Use a serif font when encouraging people to read lots of text. Also the boarders are too long. Bringing it in on the edges helps the eyes read than when...

My best magic memory this past year was giving time to do magic for a Lukeys Light Foundation fundraiser - a foundation that wants to help kids get home from the hospital by helping to supply needed medical equipment. What a privilege to be able to support them. This year I want to complete my...

This totally depends on the room. I have a set that gets a lot of applause, so I usually do a table on one side of the room, then the other. Then I move back to the first side and start working through the tables. After hearing the applause, people want me to be at their table and are...

Welcome back! I don't remember that username, but welcome back either way. I had a kids magic set and learned a bunch of tricks as a kid. Then as a young adult, I was at a Christmas party for my wife's work. I saw some cards so I showed a trick to the group. they loved it and asked if I knew...

I had my stand fall apart last Saturday. I have a stand for Jumbo Twisted Sisters, and one side broke on me during the performance and all the cards one one side fluttered to the ground. They saw the jokers early ruining the build up and climax. It still went fine because of the other reveals...

Really great questions Philipp. Here are my thoughts for you to take or leave: 1. "Excuse the interruption. I am Philipp, a friend of Marlene (party host) and she wanted me to entertain you guys a bit." This is great. By identifying with the host and saying something like "Marlene wanted me...

Fascinating. Thanks!

JB? Andre? Do tell!

Hey all, did I miss the answer to Jason's question in his most recent expose segment? What is that for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBcTh5Whfds

It's really important to time your sets. For me, I estimate based on 7 minutes per table. My sets are five minutes, plus physically going from one table to the next, breaks, any resets I might need, or if I'm just having some extra fun with a table. It's all worked into that 7 minutes. That's...

Originality and creativity are what they want to see for this one. Have fun!

Welcome Pat! Enjoy the community! I would say magic is more about PP and PP (Personalized presentation and persistent practice). but that's a discussion for another day ha ha! oh and fire. Because fire is cool. Welcome!

Bobo's Modern Coin Magic is full of great stuff for what you need. Grab a $4 used copy off amazon. Many many vanishes can be done surrounded. Even French drop could be with some practice. Bobo's teaches how to throw and catch a stack of coins and vanish 4 quarters at once without making a...

Sponge balls work great in a restaurant (at least they did for me). I also found a silk vanish is fun (use a 12" diamond cut to be more impressive). I also got a lot of mileage from professor's nightmare (with a Jay Sankey ending where they all become one long rope. These three are impressive...

Great survey. It would be neat to have each person go and learn one trick, then practice and present it to the group to help teach them about presentation and public speaking. Best of luck!