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I was wondering if anyone thinks it would be a good idea for TM to have a showmanship section. This would be a place to discuss patter, jokes that you use during magic perfomances, how to handle hecklers, presentation, misdirection, how to get and build a crowd, how to get performances and stuff like that. There might be an Essay or two on the subject in the Restricted Area, but I have no way of finding that out. If there are essays on this, I appologize, but I think it would be cool to have a place where magicians could discuss their performance ideas and stories.

A difficult one, this.

I'd love to be able to pick others' brains on how they present an effect, but I think once you've found a way that really suits you, you're going to want to keep it to yourself.

I try my best to help with presentational issues, but I don't think the current trend of 'buy-it now, perform-it-this-afternoon, put-it-in-the-box-with-all-the-other-magic-stuff-tonight, buy-something-else-tomorrow' amongst some magicians will render the need for a new section.

I may be wrong, though!

For now, simply asking in 'Support & Tips' about specific effects or issues would probably generate interest.

At least from me.