You are no doubt reading this because you want to perform conjuring tricks in front of an audience. You may want to do so just so that you can provide a little extra entertainment at a party, or you may be a little bit more serious and intend to make a career out of being a magician. If the latter is the case then you will certainly need a lot more training than you will get from the short article but whether you intend to be a matter of professional the same basic rules apply, and if you follow the guidelines below you will not go far wrong.

One of the most essential skills at conjuror has to master is sleight of hand, which is the ability to convince your audience that what is in your hand is not what they think it is! Palming items is a skill that requires constant practice and it is vital that every movement that you make is as natural as possible, there is nothing more likely to not only raise doubts in the mind of the audience but also leave room for mistakes than unnatural, jerky or fast movements of the hand. You should practice this skill in front of the mirror as often as possible and you must constantly be aware of the angle between yourself and any viewers; your palming may be invisible to people in front of you but if you have people at the side as well then you may well have to make changes in your routine, perhaps by arranging props to block the line of sight of some of your audience.

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The second most important skill is what is termed "patter". Patter is what you say to your audience and if you have a good script which you have learnt by heart and which you can repeat in your sleep it can do a great deal to not only keep your audience entertained but also to take away a lot of their concentration on what you are attempting to hide from them.

People have a very short attention span. If you have a long and complicated trick to show them it is entirely possible that some people will forget just what it is you are doing and many of them could well lose interest. Keep your tricks short and simple, and easy to understand, at all times.

Do not repeat a successful trick in front of the same audience. Not only do you risk boring them but if they know exactly what is going to happen there is a chance that someone will have sharp enough eyes to detect your secrets.

Finally, most important of all, you should practice, practice, practice. Being in front of an audience particularly for the first time can be a very traumatic experience for many people and there is nothing worse than forgetting your script and drying up! The usual result of this is that the performer becomes flustered, even more of the script becomes forgotten and unless he or she is extremely good, ad-libbing will not rescue the performance! You should practice your presentation until it is second nature to you, and ensure that even if you have an unexpected interruption in your flow you will be able to continue from where you left off without forgetting a single word or movement. Enjoy yourself!