themagicwand wrote:I once had a woman run screaming out of a pub I was working in when I approached her and her friend. Her friend was very embaressed and politely explained to me that her friend was terrified of magic.
lol
Just like the peeps on David Blaines street magic shows
I think approaching someone in the street to do some magic for them is one of the hardest things in terms of nerves anyone can do. Much worse than public speaking even.
Some people are just naturally gifted at it, others (like me) have to fake it. Generally you only have to appear confident at first, then you will actually become confident as you progress through the interaction. But you have to start somewhere, every interaction will make you more confident. When you approach people on the street, you are not invited and people are often wary, and rightly so. Magic goes down well in bars, because people are expecting to be approached and talked to.
There is a thing in supermarkets where people will gather around the busier parts of the shop, as there obviously must be something rather attractive about that product or whatever. With street magic it is the same if you wish to gather a crowd. You might even like to get some friends 'in on it' just as spectators, then people will come to you as they are walking along like "oh look something cool is going on over there. Magic! Great!". I've seen this demonstrated on "The Real Hustle" with 3 card monte, to great effect.
I'm no expert, just some thoughts
