In Episode 22 Join magicians Phil Taylor, and Ian Brennan as they discuss the awkward situation of being invited to an event as a guest then being asked to perform on the spot. What should you do? Should you perform or say no?  

Phil and Ian give examples of times when they have said yes and other times when they have said no. This can be a bit of a touchy subject but Phil and Ian give their honest advice on the subject.

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Blackpool 2017 

Join Phil Taylor and Ian Brennan (for a brief moment) and special guest Mark Waddington as they talk about the upcoming Blackpool Convention 2017. The episode contains a run-down of what to expect and which lectures and products have caught their eyes already. There are also a few tips for any magicians who might be going to Blackpool for the first time.

If you are coming along to Blackpool make sure to find the guys and say hi. See you there.

Phil, Ian and Mark.

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Blackpool Special with John Guastaferro

Join Phil Taylor, Ian Brennan and guest magician John Guastaferro ahead of Blackpool 2017.

Hailing from Sunny California, John explains

*His experiences learning and performing at the Magic Castle,

*How he adapts routines to make them personal for his own style,

*The process of improving your performances by 1%.

*His favourite 5 books to improve your performances,

As well as all this the three magicians talk about Blackpool 2017 and John’s role in the upcoming convention.

It was a real pleasure to connect with John on this podcast and to hear first hand his take on magic.  

To connect with John Guastaferro check out http://www.magicjohng.com/  and  twitter.com/johngmagic

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Episode 21.  Join Phil Taylor, Ian Brennan as they discuss the use of narration (storytelling) in magic performances. Ian and Phil discuss the importance of plots in performance and how a simple plot can make a huge difference to the way your spectators perceive the effect.

The two magicians give examples of good use of story and plots compared to poor ones and give points of reference where you can see these in action.

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Magicians Advice Podcast Deck Review and Competition.

In the podcast Phil Taylor reviews the DMC Elite Marked deck.  Phil discusses the deck after five hours of real “live” paid performance.  He goes into an in-depth look and feel of the decks workings and the finer points of the overall experience of the product.

If you would like to be in with a change of winning a DMC deck all you have to do is like and share this episode on social media and then drop a comment here www.magicianscorner.co.uk/elite just saying you have shared the episode.  We will be drawing the winners after Blackpool 2017

Magicians Advice would like to thank Phil Smith for sending the deck to be reviewed and also sending a couple of decks for the competition

If you would like to purchase the DMC Elite Rouge Marked deck please 

visit http://sovereignplayingcards.com/

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Episode 20   Join Phil Taylor, Ian Brennan, and guest magician Darren Pearce on their journey to find out what makes a good magic trick ‘good’ and a bad one, ‘bad’. The magician’s talk about their thoughts on the topic and come up with a challenge for themselves to come back to in a future episode.

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Episode 19   Join Phil Taylor, Ian Brennan as they talk about ‘outs’ in magic. Phil and Ian talk about when things have gone wrong for them in the past and what this can look like. They talk about the importance of buying yourself time and gaining control of the situation. They talk about how to deal with ‘Alpha Male’ characters and their advice on when to rise to the challenge and when to softly diffuse the situation. The conversation also touches briefly on how to avoid getting caught while pick-pocketing.

They also talk about the fact that sometimes things go so wrong that it can’t be simply fixed; in these situations you just have to pick up your dignity and move on!

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Merry Christmas from the Magician's Advice Podcast!

Thank you for joining the Magician's Advice Podcast journey so far. In this short episode Phil Taylor and Ian Brennan send out their Christmas wishes and thanks to the community for the journey so far. Thank you all for your amazing support and for joining in the conversation in such a positive and supportive way. You have made it a wonderful community and we are proud to put out these fortnightly episodes. Thank you again for all your support and kind words.

Here's to a fantastic 2017!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Phil Taylor www.magicianscorner.co.uk   and Ian Brennan www.magicforhire.co.uk 

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Inside the mind of Chris Congreve,

Join Phil Taylor, Ian Brennan, and guest magician Chris Congreave  as they talk about Chris’ experiences as a working magician. Chris is one of the busiest and most well know magicians in the Midlands and is not only out in the real world performing but has also released a range of amazing effects to the magic community. Chris is currently working on a few new projects with very big names in magic but sadly we are not allowed to share any more information on that at this time. Stay tuned though as there are big things afoot. ;-)

Chris speaks about how he chooses his material to perform; how he creates his material; and how he has honed his ‘naturally’ funny persona. Chris also speaks openly and honestly about the recent medical problems he suffered with his voice; the impact this had on is career; and advice on how to minimise the chance of the same thing happening to other magicians.

It is always a genuine pleasure to catch up with Chris and we are very proud to be able to share this discussion with you.

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In episode 18 we talk to about what tricks work best for close up magic.  Not much of a write up for this one as its pretty much self explanatory.

Thank you Damon for taking part in the episode.

Please enjoy

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