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Take your magic to another level with Mapping Miracles. This ebook shows you that there is more to magic than knowing some effects; there are other aspects that can elevate those effects so they are much more powerful and astonishing.
In over 200 packed pages, in addition to over 20 routines, you will learn how to easily improve your creative and analytical powers so you can learn:
- Creative and critical thinking with scientific learning methods.
- Identifying weak areas to improve and overcome the unexpected.
- To set and apply personal goals relevant to you and your audiences.
- How to apply an Outcome-Based Evaluation System to your magic.
- Twenty audience-tested, fully scripted, professional routines.
213 Pages - 6" x 9" - with 165 complete graphic illustrations including 20 complete routines (a total of 80 magical effects).
CONTENTS INCLUDE:
CHAPTER 1 - A Taste of Magic
Experiencing a Kids Performance
Reality and Illusion
Types of Magic Performances
CHAPTER 2 - Focus on the Fundamentals
Goals and Motivation
An Approach to Success
Define Yourself
Know Your Audience
Leadership
Performing Tips
Performance Enhancement
Learning Methods and Resources
CHAPTER 3 - Creativity and Magic
The Role of Creativity
Developing Creativity
Creative Vs Critical Thinking Skills
Creativity at Work
CHAPTER 4 - Designing a Magic Act
The Application of Excel Spreadsheets
CHAPTER 5 - Establishing and Maintaining Quality
Quality Engineering
Outcome-Based Evaluation
Contingency Management
Recovering from the Unexpected
CHAPTER 6 - More about Magic
Coin Magic
Card Manipulation
CURTAIN CALL: Where do we Go from Here?
ABOUT the AUTHOR
LAGNIAPPE: 'Reflections'
APPENDIX - The Twenty Example Magic Routines
Two Dollar Bill Transformation
Wild Card
Illusion Scale
Bermuda Triangle
The Color Stripe Restoration
Upside Downside Soda
Anatomy of a Coin Retention Vanish
Three-Book Test
Miser's Dream
Cups and Sponge Balls
Sucker Die Box
Liquid Light Color Effects
Stiff Rope
Twentieth Century Silks with Entergy
A Lesson in Misdirection by Slydini
Eight-Coin Transposition
Alchemist Coins with Scarf Penetration
Hopping Corks with Hats
Miracles with Coins and Glasses
Sponge Ball Spotlight Routine
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