| By :
George Hutton
If you've ever seen a magician performing live on stage, then you know how incredibly mesmerizing and captivating he or she can be. No other performance art quite allows a performer such exact control over the emotions of the audience. Musicians, actors, and other performers are dependent upon the audiences own personal tastes to determine their own "highlight" of the performance. But a magician, on the other hand, controls exactly when to "reveal" his magic, and therefore controls the attention of the crowd with much more precision and accuracy that any other art form. Many people, after seeing a magician perform would love to be able to the same thing. Just simple tricks that you can perform for friends and family members offers incredible allure and desire for most people. Here I will give you the three basic skills you'll need to develop, that can easily be transferred to any area of your life. The first skill, of course is some basic, physical magic tricks. Sleight of hand tricks are the backbone of any magical performance. Sleight of hand is simply the art of using misdirection to get the audience to pay attention to one thing, while doing something else. This is much easier to do than you may think. If you've ever seen a trick the second time, it seems obvious when you know what to look for. These can take some practice, but a few hours in front of the mirror and you'll be good to go. Once you get the technique down, you can use any small object and make it seem to vanish and reappear at will. The next skill you'll need to learn is cold reading. This is when you project the illusion that you have psychic mind reading skills. This is really nothing more than being artfully vague, and being able to read body language and facial expressions at the same time. For example, you can pretend to get a psychic message that somebody in the audience is in love. Whoever gets that "dreamy" look on their face is the one. They will think you've read their mind. This can be very powerful, and can easily be abused, so be careful. Make sure that everybody understands it's all in fun, and you can't offer any messages or false hopes from the "other side." A third essential, but often overlooked skill is that simple art of public speaking. Being able to hold the crowd spellbound with a intriguing story while doing a trick can powerfully skyrocket your magical charisma and allure. A great way to practice your public speaking skills is to sign up at your local toastmasters club. It doesn't cost anything, and the people usually go out of there way to help you become a powerful speaker. Be careful, if you tell them you are practicing to be the next David Copperfield, they may expect a magic show with every speech. With the combination of these three simple skills, you'll quickly and easily develop a powerfully magnetic presence wherever you go. And you'll be happy to learn that these skills can easily help you in many other areas of your life.
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