The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

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The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast episodes

  • The Mark Leveridge May 2016 Podcast

    This

    month I have put together a 'gold' version of the Podcast in which I
    have collected together a selection of extracts from Podcasts that have
    been published over the last year or so. This is your chance to catch
    some of the discussions which you may have missed.....

    • how to get cost effective Public Liability Insurance and why you may need it
  • some of your spectators may suffer from Rhabdophobia - do you know what this is?
  • where have all the dedicated magic book suppliers gone?
  • how to turn business cards you collect into a truly valuable resource
  • do less magicians buy at conventions because they are buying all the time online?
  • having a sense of your own performance value helps when quoting show fees
    • 30 min
  • The Mark Leveridge April 2016 Podcast
    You'd be an April Fool not to listen to the latest Podcast which covers...
    • I look ahead to my latest
    trip to the USA in April and anticipate the lectures and conventions
    that I will be present at
  • the demise of Paul Daniels leaves a huge
    • gaping hole in the magic scene
  • my daughter experiences first hand an
    • issue that table magicians have to contend with
  • I explain why it is
    • impossible to ever organise the perfect magic event
  • announcing the
    • latest release in the Classic Leveridge Range
  • have you ever considered
    • just how important the event at which you are entertaining is for those
    present, or is it just your latest gig?
  • what is it that makes you buy
    • a new magic trick, and do you need to be fooled by it first?
    31 min
  • The Mark Leveridge March 16 Podcast
    The March melange of magical musings includes....
    • How I managed to make the Blackpool Convention relaxing!
  • the challenges of performing close up for two blind people
  • Magicseen is in its 12th year and now has a huge body of work to offer 
  • does it bother you when spectators are constantly fiddling with their phones while you are trying to entertain them?
  • the advantages of getting most show enquiries by email
  • the E-Club Pro 30 Day Pass
  • what is acceptable as performance clothing and does it really matter?
    • 31 min
  • The Mark Leveridge February 2016 Podcast
    Inside this month's audio treat....
    • The Blackpool Convention
    awaits but will have one small thing missing this year
  • do you adapt
    • your presentation style according to who is in your audience?
  • why
    • magicians are SO lucky to be able to involve spectators in their acts
  • I
    • look at a number of reasons that may prevent you adding fresh material to your show
  • new release Six Appeal has got off to a strong start
  • the inhibiting
    • factor for close up of the quiet, small performance room
  • I consider a response to one of the questions most commonly asked by spectators
  • I reveal my favourite type of booking and explain why it is so great
    • 31 min
  • Mark Leveridge Magic January 2016 Podcast
    Your New Year edition offers the following:
    • How looking back over 2015
    can help you to plan and evaluate what you'd like or need to do in 2016
  • if you pass a booking you can't do to a magic colleague, do you expect
    • to get a cut of the fee?
  • creativity for the long haul needs a managed
    • approach
  • new beginner magic workshops in 2016 at the Mark Leveridge
    • Magic Academy
  • reflections on the current healthy state of live magic
    • in the UK
  • show and self promotion requires constant attention these
    • days
  • do you ever fall into the Charity trap?
    • 31 min
  • Mark Leveridge Magic December 15 Podcast
    Lined up for your listening pleasure in this month's Podcast you will find:
    • Cancelled bookings - how do
    you deal with them?
  • Craig Petty makes some interesting assertions
    • about what bookers should look for in a good close up worker
  • I contend
    • that there is a lot of value in getting stimulus and ideas from outside
    the magic world
  • physical printed books can often have a 'history'
    • that E-Books simply can't match
  • does being an older magician mean you
    • are less likely to get bookings for young peoples' events?
  • why having a
    • mike and amplifier should be seen as essential for many types of show
    31 min
  • Mark Leveridge Magic November 15 Podcast
    November's Podcast offers you the following:
    • The MLM Podcast gets over
    5000 plays since last December
  • getting the balance right between fee
    • levels and number of bookings
  • the pressures on Dynamo as his big live
    • shows get underway
  • are magicians getting more tolerant of their
    • performances being filmed by the public?
  • E-Club Pro passes the 500
    • pages of content mark
  • the fundamental difference between working at
    • dinner functions and at mix and mingle events
  • magicians who do
    • business talks have the advantage
  • from information scarcity to
    • information overload
    31 min
  • Mark Leveridge Magic October 15 Podcast
    Included in this edition of the Podcast...
    • I report on the latest meeting of the Cumbrian Conjurers Collective
  • when is a lecture NOT a lecture?
  • I am surprised to discover that I have become the leader of the Labour party (!)
  • learning from watching top presenter Steve Head
    • at the Entrepreneurs Circle national event
  • new release DC's Rope
    • Routine proves a great success
  • why is it that performers seem to
    • remember the bad shows more readily than the good ones?
  • a special
    • birthday celebration trip means the MLM office will be closed for two weeks in October
  • when the hardest people to entertain at a gig are the ones who have booked you
  • I reflect on the positive influence magic can have on your life
    • 31 min
  • Mark Leveridge Magic September 15 Podcast
    In the September edition you will find:
    • September lecture schedule
  • the quantum leap from just 'doing' tricks to 'presenting' tricks
  • I
    • grapple with the simple task of getting a passport renewed
  • why we
    • sometimes go blank when performing certain effects
  • news on the MLM
    • Academy
  • the single best way to prevent any problems with getting show
    • fees
  • how to increase the chances of your spectators remembering who
    • you are
    31 min

About The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

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Monthly podcast featuring Mark Leveridge's observations and opinions on the magic world