Hey man,welcome...first off you need to learn THE fundamentals in card magik. These include diffrent kinds of false counts,double lift variations,the pass..riffle pass..etc, pinky count especially the pinky count because it makes your doubles or triples or quads look more professional an more crisp an helpss the flow of your magik. Also write out your presentation or the patter for an effect. Presentation an patter help enhance the magic itself, the reactions an the connections made. Check out Daryls encyclopedia of card sleights. Its a 7 to 8 ish dvd set that is chocked full of begginer an advance card sleights. Hope this helps.