I made a very brief appearance in ITV’s Secrets of Your Christmas Dinner last night.
Performed my first gig since lockdown on Saturday. It was held in a garden to reduce risk of cross infection. It felt fantastic to be performing again. The show lasted about 45 minutes. Magic included: ~ spectator selects a random name on a random page in a telephone directory. I predicted the name he would select. This is a new addition to my show. Lockdown gave me breathing space to develop new explorations in my mind-reading research. ~Torn up pieces of paper…
I have re-created a simple psychological experiment from the 1960’s. Click the link to join in.
A short video of me performing a card trick. I hope you enjoy it.
Edward De Bono, The Lift and Your Party Here’s story about how lateral thinking expert Edward de Bono solved a problem. The story goes that tower block residents were complaining about the time it took for the lifts to arrive. Engineers checked the machinery. It was in perfect order. Analysts checked the sequencing programme. It was set for optimal time efficiency. So Edward de Bono, master of creative thinking, was called in. He implemented a cheap and simple solution. Almost…
Why pay more when booking a magician? If you can book one for £50, why pay £350 or even more? In this short video I give worked example from my own experience. It illustrates the difference between price and value for money.
Work Related Side… I taught in Colombia for three years. At the time it was ‘the most dangerous country on Earth not at war.’ Nobody bothered to tell me that until I arrived! In fact, I had a fantastic -and safe- time. I’m really glad to see it is now becoming a popular tourist destination. After we married my wife and I taught in Jordan for two years. I have a Masters in Education from The University of…
There was magic in abundance for me this weekend. Anniversary Celebrations On Saturday I was in Leeds performing close up magic for Steve and Janet. They had taken over a local restaurant, The Nest, for the evening. I moved from table to table sharing card tricks and mind-reading demonstrations with their family and friends. Towards the end I performed some special magic for Janet and Steve. This included some tricks with a marriage theme and concluded with a chosen card…
Apparently, within one hour, people will have forgotten an average of 50 percent of the information they are given. Within 24 hours, they have forgotten an average of 70 percent of new information. Within a week, an average of 90 percent of it. I have been sharing some ideas on how to improve memory. here’s my latest: Mental Diary
Many people will admit they struggle to remember names. The more we stress about trying to remember a name it seems the more likely we are to forget it. Dale Carnegie (How to Win Friends and Influence People) places great emphasis on using names for establishing positive relationships. Think about it. When someone forgets your name, you are very understanding. We all forget names, including you. So, you don’t take it personally. However, think about the times when your name…
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