Steve Spill – Living Room Lecture Part 2

Steve’s second session offers a wealth of little-known secrets about building a career as a magician—from scratch.
We begin with a discussion of the various types of shows you can choose from, accompanied by examples of how the ‘scrappy magician’ starts by attending networking events to collect leads and acquire the all-important VIDEO FOOTAGE: real, uncut videos showing you entertaining a live audience. Armed with that footage—and endorsement letters and videos from satisfied customers—it’s time to develop a business where you get PAID for doing what you love.
As you watch the event, you’ll be treated to priceless examples of:
Performance videos that sell your ability to entertain a live audience
Easy icebreakers that get attention and establish credibility
How to develop your career using the little-appreciated but very important tactic of cold calling
Steve then delves into a cornucopia of priceless ideas about how to PROMOTE your magic and get expensive press for FREE. In particular, you’ll discover the value of making PREDICTIONS to gain publicity and develop various performance opportunities. Steve also offers great ideas about designing these promotions and WHO to target. Additionally, Steve shares some of his favorite strategies for promotion, including the easy and always effective MAGIC CLASS and the irreplaceable value of partnering with local and national charities!
Timestamps by James Marshall
## Magic Masters Steve Spill Part 2 2024-08-07 ##
0:00:37 – intro
0:02:30 – about three things needed to go pro
0:03:15 – video performance
0:08:30 – three types of magic to cover general cases
0:10:50 – about making contacts in-person
0:17:47 – video performance of Lemon Trick
0:23:28 – chat
0:26:00 – more about getting started
0:30:21 – video performance of Rings
0:35:10 – about getting videos of performances
0:36:50 – on performing not so close to home
0:39:00 – about cold calling to make contacts
0:42:26 – about three of Steve’s best pitches
0:46:22 – video performance of Tattoo
0:52:40 – chat including need for uncut performance video
0:58:10 – cat on marketing with giveaways
1:01:15 – publicizing yourself: record-setting type feats, predictions
1:06:05 – Q&A and chat
1:16:29 – publicizing yourself: more on predictions
1:20:30 – about holding a magic class
1:22:04 – publicizing yourself: charities
1:24:10 – video of Water PSA
1:25:39 – chat including about Steve’s books and content
1:33:06 – Q&A
1:38:10 – closing