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Sounds like some of us could benefit from the insight of Mr. Brown. . .

- The audience KNOWS you are performing tricks.
- you are ENTERTAINING them, not trying to make them believe you are a super-being. not many believe houdini had super-human powers.
- a few flourishes can add to your overall impression to your audience. IE before performing any tricks you can convince the audience that what you are about to show them is well practiced and worth their time to watch.
- learning a flourish or two builds manual dexterity and can only help you perform sleights quicker, more consistantly, and more naturally.
- Card magic is showing off to begin with. What are you trying to do with your audience? Bear that goal in mind while planning and performing your tricks.

Don't play John Edwards because then your audience will call you a quack if you mess up (yeah we all do).

theres my 2 cents. . . err, for our overseas friends, my .02 euro. . .

sgaterboy wrote:theres my 2 cents. . . err, for our overseas friends, my .02 euro. . .

What about us Brits then? there's more of us than anyone else!

I agree they shouldn't think of you as a super human being or do a 'John Edwards' etc. I don't agree that because they may know you're doing tricks you should present it as such.
I feel that the audience should be left with the feeling that magic has happened. What we do has the power to reach in to that part of us that really wants to believe that anything is possible. That's what magic is about. I guess that's one of the reasons I've moved away from card tricks.
just my tuppence worth