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- From: st922964@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
- Subject: Re: Advice
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.182347.6045@news.cs.brandeis.edu>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:23:47 GMT
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- I agree with you that the presentation is just as important as practicing
- in front of a mirror, but, in my opinion, you really shouldn't go out and
- try a trick for anybody unless you have perfected (as much as you can) your
- routine in front of a mirror.
- Once you have your routine down pretty well in front of a mirror, and you
- can actually fool yourself, then is the time to go try it in front of other
- people. You used Harry Levine as an example, and you said that he did a simple
- routine for many people which required minimal sleight of hand, and whatt
- sold his routine was his presentation. That is really only because he
- practiced and practiced his routine in front of a mirror and worked very hard
- on his presentation (I presume.) Also, Harry is one of the most skilled cl
- close-up workers I have ever seen... He has worked very hard on all of his
- material, and the only way to get as good as he is to practice constantly,
- and the best way of practicing IS in front of a mirror
-