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The answer to “How did you do that?!”

21 Mar 2009 • Categories: Magic, Marcel's Musings • by Marcel

“In life, take credit for everything.” – Joel Bauer Sometimes you just can’t plan everything. It happens fairly regularly that during a presentation, I get lucky. Something unexpected will happen that will enhance a trick, or will make me appear even more ‘magical’ – as if I was in control of the situation the whole [...]

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Even TED likes magicians

21 Aug 2008 • Categories: Magic • by Marcel

One of my favourite online resources is TED, which stands for ‘technology’, ‘entertainment’ & ‘design‘.  I highly recommend you find out more from their comprehensive website here. TED’s tagline is “Ideas Worth Spreading” & I’ve spend many, many hours watching the most incredible, entertaining & thought-provoking presentations.  In fact, I watch so many TED presentations [...]

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D’liting my prospects closed the sales

15 Aug 2008 • Categories: Magic, Marcel's Musings • by Marcel

When I was travelling & working in London in 2004, I was given a great opportunity to combine my interest in face-to-face sales with performing magic.  Harrods of Knightbridge is one of the world’s most famous department stores so it is normally very busy; imagine how busy the toy section of Harrods was when I [...]

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“One Thing. Just One Thing.”

03 Jun 2008 • Categories: Magic, Marcel's Musings • by Marcel

This weekend, I had the wonderful pleasure of spending time with one of the magic world’s living legends, Michael Ammar. Michael is one the most prolific authors & teachers of magic in the world, & his achievements are unequalled. As well as being only the 2nd American magician to win the Gold Medal for Close-Up [...]

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