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This is very true stevie. I have performed triumph for lay people over 200 times and every time I do the move I get nervous and think please work. Over confidance kills magic.

You should try to think of something else, don't think that you are performing, think that you are at some place that you enjoy to be at.

i would think with experience, nervousness would become less apparent. im sure someone who has 7 years of magic on their belt and lecture experience would not have much to worry about

When I'm on stage or before an audience, the first thing I do is look around, try and understand where you are, take it all in and really enjoy it. I usually don't get nervous until a few hours before, then I s**t myself until my first word on stage.... Then I'm fine


Talking, laughing, joking at the audience will relax them and YOU.

Good luck

Thank you! Great advice, and I will definitely follow it on competition day. 8 more days now!

Michael Kras

how do I beat the nervousness and the doubt? How do I get rid of the butterflies and shake off the negative nellies?

Just tell yourself that your the bomb !

monker59 wrote:Things will looked overrehearsed which is a bad thing. If, however, you have practiced even more and you are still not happy with it, you will have to face the fact that maybe it's not going to go as well as you planned.

Fill the lad with confidence why don't you

before I forget.. good luck

One tip though mate.. if you come accross any hecklers

Punch em square on in the face!! Say it was part of your act

Carlos75 wrote:

monker59 wrote:Things will looked overrehearsed which is a bad thing. If, however, you have practiced even more and you are still not happy with it, you will have to face the fact that maybe it's not going to go as well as you planned.

Fill the lad with confidence why don't you

I'm just trying to tell it like it is. Life isn't always pina coladas and strippers. Sometimes you're stuck with life being warm beer and prison sex.

monker59 wrote:

Carlos75 wrote:

monker59 wrote:Things will looked overrehearsed which is a bad thing. If, however, you have practiced even more and you are still not happy with it, you will have to face the fact that maybe it's not going to go as well as you planned.

Fill the lad with confidence why don't you

I'm just trying to tell it like it is. Life isn't always pina coladas and strippers. Sometimes you're stuck with life being warm beer and prison sex.

Thanks for that pearl of wisdom mate.

You're 16, right?

Thank you to everyone! Exactly one week now! So excited.

And Monker, there is no such thing as too much practice.

I.D wrote:before I forget.. good luck

One tip though mate.. if you come accross any hecklers

Punch em square on in the face!! Say it was part of your act

Mate seriously???

Do you need help??

lol it is funny tho, everywhere i nread there is acts of violence from ID

LOL yes... His advice can be quite frightening at times.

Carlos75 wrote:

monker59 wrote:

Carlos75 wrote:

monker59 wrote:Things will looked overrehearsed which is a bad thing. If, however, you have practiced even more and you are still not happy with it, you will have to face the fact that maybe it's not going to go as well as you planned.

Fill the lad with confidence why don't you

I'm just trying to tell it like it is. Life isn't always pina coladas and strippers. Sometimes you're stuck with life being warm beer and prison sex.

Thanks for that pearl of wisdom mate.

You're 16, right?

Wisdom has nothing to do with age.

Michael Kras wrote:And Monker, there is no such thing as too much practice.

You asked for advice and I gave it to you. Don't tell me my advice is wrong. If you knew there was no such thing as too much practice, why did you ask for advice in the first place? I'm guessing it was simply to get people to talk to you.

No, not at all... Practice is good, but I was looking for ways to relieve the butterflies... READ the posts, Monker!