86. Put on a 15-minute magic show for friends - NOTES

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  When I was a kid I got a magic set for Christmas and performed a magic show for famliy and neighbours. Sometimes I look back and wonder where I got the nerve to do some of these things.
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  I want to do something fairly informal but nevertheless impressive at a social gathering. I imagine that at some point I'll invite people to join me at a table and I will proceed to show them alittle magic...
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  I have a Ninja card tricks CD, a couple of magic books and I know there's an endless supply of YouTube clips on card tricks, chip tricks and magic tricks so resources are hardly a problem. I need to learn though how to put on a show - it's not just the performing of a string of tricks.
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  I would need enough tricks for at least 30 minutes of show - just in case they like it so much I want to do it again soon after. And I think it's best to be able to choose just the right trick for the show so I need a catalogue of stuff I know I can actually do.
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  I will aim to practise 10 tricks in a month on the basis that each one will require a day to get th ehang of then 2 days to achieve some competency. To bring my skills up to a performance standard (even for friends) may take weeks afterwards. But having 10 tricks to practise will be a good start.