TWITTER TIPS FOR MAGIC BEGINNERS

We ask our @merchantofmagic Twitter followers to give us a tip for complete magic beginners. Here's ten of the best replies:


1) Keep eye contact, keep it simple, be clear in what you are saying, sum up before effect, take it slowly, be confident From @TMBrainwasher

2) For anyone who wants to get into card magic 'Royal Road to Card Magic' Jean Hugard is a must! From @richardmagic

3)Study magic books first, then move on to DVD's. Then you get to be yourself not a copy of someone From @AidanHeritage (MoM Note: Many beginners do find learning from DVD's easier to begin with. However, once you have the basic skills, you will find a lot of original material in books, so don't overlook them.)

4) Don't start with JUST gimmicks and gaff's. Learn stuff with normal cards or coins as well. From @LokiB

5) Read a good book on acting or storytelling. Purchase a magic book or DVD with several tricks instead of just one. From @DonTheo3

6)Stamp your own personality on a new trick, instead of being a carbon copy. From @Stephen_ward

7) Don't worry about the shaky hands phase. It will pass and you will become the cool, calm, collected magician you wish to be From @swede1403

8) Learn just two or three simple tricks at first then you can concentrate more on your performance From @Markcookx1

9) Magic is a form of expression...present yourself through the effect From @owlmagic

10) Get out of your bedroom and show some real people some real magic! From @gingermagic