When I first thought about contacting Doug for this podcast I jotted down 'school magic shows' next to his name.
Then I read his new book titled Entertaining Education: a comprehensive guide to creating and performing educational magic
Wow, wow , wow. It is an eye opener. The use of education in magic or more correctly, magic in education, is much more em-compassing than I had imagined. It's so much bigger. This book is an education in itself relevant to:
- Trade Show Performers
- Motivational Speakers
- Corporate Training
- Sponsorship Performers
- School Show Performers
In this episode we talk about:
- Doug's 18 years of trade show magic following in the footsteps of Karrell Fox and Johnny Thompson
- What is success in magic?
- Why laser focusing on a target market brings benefits
- The 5 categories of educational magicians
- Why doing educational magic is just as hard as performing comedy magic
- How to write effective educational presentations
- How to use the Substitution Trunk illusion in educational shows
- 5 ways to present educational routines so the magic supports the message
- 6 elements of drama critical to your show's success
- How to market your education show to schools
- Should you call yourself a magician??
- Creating effective promo videos for your education show website
- Publicity photos: what should you use on your website?
- How much should you charge?
- Should you put your prices on your website?
