The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

the rise of the intimate performance space for commercial close up The Session - virtual registration v live attendance making show fees sound appealing Angelo Carbone's fascinating animated classic magic posters news of E-Club Pro Select new releases becoming the local expert to promote your magic skills when pragmatism decides the tricks you do table hoppers and strolling magicia

the gradual demise of the British Ring Convention considered* the elements that go to make up a show fee level should you only perform tricks that you like? the benefits of both live and Zoom lectures details of the latest E-Club Pro Select releases the day I met Tommy Cooper why it's difficult to do more than just fool spectators with magic how to encourage bookings from businesse

Why it's OK to be a hobbyist magician defining magic the Dan Harlan way distractions are the enemy of magical progress if it can go wrong, it will! the variety of magic offered by E-Club Pro Select making sense of magic props memories of Junior Showtime from 1969 where to get access to some interesting blog newsletters assessing the best way to learn magic

Should a performer ever offer a fee refund? Wayne Slater's book Staged is worth a read how to increase your magical creativity the day only four people turned up at a strolling gig how having your act on YouTube can be detrimental for live work three common table hopping mistakes the mystery of how spectators view us as performers why do magicians have to prove themselves? understa

discussing just what magic really is the allure and draw of 4Fs in the United States how social media can make huge money for some magicians the importance of using spectators' names introducing the E-Club Pro Gold Pass adapting to your changing magical needs and aims the trust issues inherent in trick review comments the reduction in attendance numbers at many live magic events is

Considering the potential impact of ChatGPT on magic content creation why most magic competitions do not create a level playing field when honesty does not always seem to be the best policy the Brendan Rodrigues Blackpool vlog captures the essence of the convention are the days where one magician dominates the general public's attention now gone? Jim Sisti reveals how to keep your

reflections on The Session 2024 convention why strolling and table hopping magicians should be more happy with their 'lot' working out the method for a new trick is not the hardest part how to identify if you have any verbal tics and why you need to get rid of them 'confusion isn't magic' - taking a look at the truth behind Vernon's sage remark how to avoid putting right what isn't

why trick hype is not just marketingthe challenge of stopping mobile spectators in order to entertain themthe joy that is Totterdown Tricky Thursdaysdealing with the dreaded "look kids, here's the magician for you"Andy and Preston Nyman, putting the fun back into magicnews on the third volume in the Four-midable Magic Serieshow to get the benefits of post show analysiswhy Jay Fortu

new Magic Circle president Marvin Berglas could be the right person to re-focus the club and its aims Richard Young re-ignites the flame under the Magicians' Podcast some fun definitions of what magic actually is how restricting the kid show space can be beneficial the increase in magic pay-per-view websites do we all have a personal ceiling for our magic improvement? reflecting on

the Magic Circle looks at its degree system it's not more tricks we need, but better info about how to present the ones we've got has hyperbole in show publicity gone a bit too far? volume 2 of the Four-midable Magic Series is released the reasons why magicians are often impressed by tricks which lay people may dismiss listen to a fun story from the It Could Only Happen Live archiv