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Can I suggest a discussion area devoted to 'patter' advice.

Discussion could include:
topical throw-away comedy lines
funny things that audiences have said
best responses to common questions (I have seen a few already on this site)
areas/traps to avoid when ad-libbing
what to say if something goes wrong, etc.
Dealing with hecklers, abuse, know-it-alls

Yep .. this sounds like a nice idea, it'll make for entertaining reading, we occasionaly see the odd thread along these lines pop-up in the misc section.

Rob

yeh, seconded! good idea.
i found a nice out the other day when someone caught me out during a trick; they caught me at a point during a ACR when i handed them the card, so i pointed to my left, said "look", then scurried off to the right giggling like a child. good thing they found it funny too

Great idea, this is a particular interest of mine.
Although, I can foresee an initial debate about whether it should be referred to as patter or not.

nah, it's patter! what else!?

See how I can predict the future, and for my next trick.....

In the festive spirit .... is it Patter?

Oh yes it is!

Waits for someone to say "oh no it isnt"

Oh yes it is!

Waits for someone to say "oh no it isnt"

He's behind you !

SirRawlins wrote:In the festive spirit .... is it Patter?

Oh yes it is!

Waits for someone to say "oh no it isnt"

Oh no it isnt

Flametastic....

Oh yes it is!

Perhaps we should stop this now....

yeah, i need alot of work on my patter... i think its terrible and the trick just doesnt really work out... hope this section works...

Whatever you call it - count me in!

V

We seem to have some support for this idea. I have carried out a search, but can find no information on the next steps for proposing a new forum.

Can someone either point me towards the appropriate link or advise me of the process?

It is a regular request to have a new part of the forum devoted to a particular topic. If it was done each time the forum would now be a huge mess. I suggest starting a thread on the subject in the general forum. If the thread has a lot of response over a period of time then a special part of the forum would be something more likely to happen. No doubt this is a good subject but I'm not convinced that enough useful posts would be written to justify having it's own space.