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I've never been particularly interested in cheating, however when I'm playing any form of card game with my friends most of the time they refuse to let me deal. Most people don't really make much of a distinction between magic and cheating techniques and assume if you do one you can do the...

I think the best way of improving your interaction with people is by interacting with them more. Something I always consider when reflecting on a performance is whether the audience would have been happy to have me there and speak to me regardless of whether I was doing any magic, if the answer...

While a lot of the resources being suggested such as Expert at the Card Table, Expert Card Technique and Darwin Ortiz material are all absolutely brilliant I don't really see a relative beginner mastering this material in 6 months. I think a better approach would be looking at pseudo gambling...

KonTW makes a very good point, mastering the sleights is by no means the end of the practice process, in some ways it's the beginning. How much time you should put into an effect varies greatly although you could say you should never stop putting time into them. I feel that an effect is ready to...

I don't think being a good card magician is based on knowing any particular sleight or effect, there's certainly nothing wrong with a good ambitious card routine but it's far from a necessity. Having said that, it's very important to have a solid understand of the fundamentals of card magic such...

I really enjoyed this effect, I like the multiple 'beats' to it at the end. I think the selection being placed in the middle to justify getting out a pen could be ok but it would be better if it looked a little more casual as at the moment it looks very intentional and you give it a lot of...

I agree that an example of what not to do with the pass is a valuable resource and it's fine for people who are knowledgable enough to know what to take from it and what to ignore. My issue is that Richard Kauffman advertised the video incorrectly as a guide on how to do the pass, as opposed to...

I honestly can't understand why the Richard Kauffman pass video is so popular aside from the fact that he's a 'big name'. It's only value is in demonstrating how not to do the pass. It's truly one of the most god awful things I've ever seen from a 'professional' in this area. It's filled with...

Aaron Fisher certainly has an incredible pass. However, he said in his recent lecture (I'm paraphrasing) "I've got a reputation as somebody who could do the pass when my hands are being burned. Maybe in certain situations that's true, but that's why you've got to trust me when I say that I...

I definitely agree with less is more, I think any attempt to justify the motion of the pass is likely to just end up drawing more attention to it. All that needs to happen is for the hands to come together for a second while the audiences attention is elsewhere. The fact is, aside from...

I would also advise Card College and Royal Road to Card Magic. However, while these should be the primary source of your knowledge I think there's nothing wrong with finding a DVD with somebody demonstrating some of these moves as when you're first starting out it can be difficult to visualise...

I think you need to slow down, stop speaking so much, and think about what you're going to say first. In a lot of your videos there just seems to be endless contrived procedures happening for no obvious reason and you fidget with the cards so much it's difficult to keep track of what's actually...

Your pass looks really good, especially for three months. My only suggestion would be to remove the unnecessary jiggling and riffling after you complete the pass as it draws attention to your hands at the exact moment you don't want it to be there. As magicians we know that it isn't suspicious...