“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 [...]
“Mind your language!” : An Event-Planning Tip.
With so many year-end functions, Christmas ( X-mas?!) parties & corporate events happening around this time of year, I thought I’d share something that’s been irritating me. If you’re an event co-ordinator, or a party planner, you may have experienced this kind of frustration with corporate event entertainers before. Occasionally I get the honour of [...]
Marcel is PSASA-approved
I’m pleased to announce that I have been accepted as a Professional Member of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa! As a member, I will now be meeting regularly with other local professional speakers, to learn from their experience, knowledge & skills. Since I’ll be one of the youngest members, I plan to listen [...]
Even TED likes magicians
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 [...]