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Monthly podcast featuring Mark Leveridge's observations and opinions on the magic world
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Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
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
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
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
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
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
Tuesday Sep 01, 2015
Tuesday Sep 01, 2015
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
Saturday Aug 01, 2015
Saturday Aug 01, 2015
Topics covered in this summer issue are:
- Juan Mayoral's extraordinary comments from the stage at FISM in Rimini
- I get first hand evidence that children's magic is as popular as ever
- news about a new release in the Professional Worker Series of informational E-Books
- are telephone quotes for shows better than those sent via email? - I consider the pros and cons of both formats
- the funny things that kids say at shows
- Pat Fallon's article in the Magic Circular on the problems that illness can cause performers leads me to consider what it is that protects us from 'bugs'
- the MLM Academy training room is now built and almost ready for use
- does your magic technique stand up to close scrutiny in bright sunlight?
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
The July Podcast covers the following:
- I report on an evening spent watching Paul Daniel's new Intimate Magic Show
- it seems that magic tricks happen in the minds of our spectators even when we don't intend it
- preparations for the MLM Academy are well advanced
- Jamie Raven is beaten by a dog - how fair is a competition where that is possible?
- having a sense of your own performance value helps when quoting show fees
- experts help Magicseen to aid performers to improve their act
Monday Jun 01, 2015
Monday Jun 01, 2015
In the June Podcast you will find:
USA tour de-brief in brief
do less magicians buy at conventions because they are buying all the
time online?
summer turns up the heat on performers
announcing the
launch of the MLM Academy
should ANY topic be out of bounds for
comedy?
the MLM audio books now available as downloads too
the
problems of eating when performing or travelling falls over meal times
Jamie Raven proves it's not what you do...
Friday May 01, 2015
Friday May 01, 2015
Podcast Special
In this special edition of
the Podcast I take a look at three of the biggest issues facing any
entertainer who is considering turning full time pro. Ever wondered what
it's like earning your living from magic? Listen to this Podcast and
much will be revealed!
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
The April 2015 Podcast covers the following topics:
- The importance of being open to learning from all types of magic
- looking forward to my US lecture tour and Penguin Live lecture
- a plea for help with a Facebook problem
- discussing magic with lay people can be most revealing
- the prevalence of eye-candy magic rather than routined effects
- how to turn business cards you collect into a truly valuable resource
- do you do things in the way you do, simply because that is how you have ALWAYS done them?
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
Sunday Mar 01, 2015
In this edition of the Podcast you will find the following topics covered:
- Blackpool Convention as seen from the Dealers' Hall
- how would you define exactly what a magic show really is?
- New Releases update
- performing shows is a strong catalyst for invention
- where have all the dedicated magic book suppliers gone?
- products with online instructions - the thin end of the wedge?
- Magicseen celebrates 10 years
- taking a critical look at our performance props is a good idea
- the huge jump in the standards shown by the top performers