5 tips if you get nervous doing professional magic tricks

Pro Magic Tricks is very amazing to see and perform for the public. All magicians and performers can get nervous. This is something very uncomfortable. There are many solutions for it. This article will teach you the solutions.

Nervous means easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; very nervous.

“a sensitive and nervous person”

The opposite of nervous is relaxed:

defined as: Make or become less tense or anxious.

TIP #1 – Cover up your mistakes

“A good magician is also judged by how well he can handle mistakes” :- Robert Houdin, Dai Vernon, etc.

A good way to cover the spectator’s mistake or problem says that the wrong card is to carry an invisible deck on top,

You can also say I don’t have a 5 of hearts here as you quickly pull out the Hofzinser/Marlo Prayer card and do the Allan Ackerman prayer side pick to the bottom of your palm and then pull the card out of your pocket! or wallet!

TIP #2

Famous Bruce Lee Quote: “No matter what you want to do, don’t be nervous (you mustn’t let your muscles or your mind get affected by nerves).

Just keep calm. No illusion or imagination, but apprehending the real situation you find yourself in and finding a way to deal with it. No excessive action is needed. Just keep your body and mind relaxed to face the external emergency.”

TIP #3 – Meditation

The famous professional magician Doug Henning used to meditate before every magic show.

Meditation is very relaxing for your mind and body!

TIP #4 – Practice and rehearse more!

Work only on the script separately and

Work only on the actions separately.

then put it all together and videotape the routine, then review the video for ways to improve.

TIP #5 – Show

*Perform for the audience, not for them!

* Don’t look too down at your hands!

* Work the audience with eye contact and interact with them from left to right!

*DECELERATE! DON’T RUSH PERFORMANCE,

LET THE AUDIENCE ENJOY THE MAGICAL MOMENTS!

USE OF PAUSES IN SPEECH AND ACTIONS

MAKE EYE CONTACT AND SMILE

Some good books to read about the magic show:

Ultimate Ken Weber Entertainment

Magic and spectacularity by Henning Nelms

Fitzkee Trilogy

Remember: Perform every chance you get but practice, practice, practice First before you Perform! The more you do, the less nervous you will be.

The more you work on your Magic, the easier it will be to perform Pro Magic Tricks.

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