The Mark Leveridge Magic Podcast

The Mark Leveridge June 2018 Podcast

The early summer 2018 podcast has the following topics:

• I reflect on my recent US lecture tour which included some dodgy weather and a traffic violation!
• talking of lectures, I consider what magicians expect to get from a lecture that they attend
• magical fame and fortune may not always be all it is cracked up to be
• the Mark Leveridge Magic website is being re-designed and I give you some early teaser information about what it might be like when it launches later in the year
• I reflect on why it can be difficult sometimes to entertain the people who have actually booked you
• why offering advice to an inexperienced magician may not be the best thing to do
• why does magic seem to attract such high levels of incompetence!?

The Mark Leveridge May 2018 Podcast

Podcast Gold

Here are six of my favourite Podcast articles which I have collected together from Podcasts released over the last year. I hope you enjoy hearing them again, or if you missed them, for the first time!

• Fee negotiation - do you allow your rates to be a subject of discussion with a potential booker?
• I offer a theory about when you should hand write a prediction and when it is OK to have it pre-printed
• I explain why I think going back to tables more than once is not a good idea
• comedy is as much about consistently selecting appropriate lines to suit our performing personality as it is about the lines themselves
• your credibility as a magician is important for potential bookers, so here's a way to ensure you get some
• card to wallet - is it better to go down the palm-and-load route, or are the no-palm versions just as valid?

The Mark Leveridge April 2018 Podcast

The April edition of Mark Leveridge's magical musings covers the following:

• Richard Kaufman has a 'pop' at Magicseen
• your magic competitors may actually be your allies
• hyphens and underscores make difficult to decipher email addresses even worse
• GDPR is on its way, but will it matter to us magicians?
• a spectator accurately observes and gives a fascinating insight into the processes that we strolling magicians go through when we entertain at tables
• if you appear to be an expert at what you do, you are more likely to get the show enquiry/booking

The Mark Leveridge March 2018 Podcast

The March miscellany of magic comments offers you....

• Walking round the dealers at Blackpool reveals that many of the stands and much of the product packaging is so much more professional than it used to be
• what makes for the best type of subject for a major headline prediction?
• The Sacred Riana - proving on Asia's Got Talent that presentation will always elevate magic irrespective of how strong the magic itself may be
• the world is awash with information and if you want to be heard you need to play the long game with your publicity
• you can find new magic for your act by looking outside the normal magic categories that you might consider
• how do you evaluate the value of a marketed trick?
• the goalposts seem to have moved for children's entertainers

The Mark Leveridge February 2018 Podcast

This is what the February edition has in store for you

• I attended The Session last month and I offer my observations about the annual close up convention organised by Joshua Jay and Andi Gladwin
• "If someone asks you to perform, you are not obliged to do so" - I explain why I agree with this assertion from Roberto Giobbi
• Mike Close reveals how to take the sting out of strong magic to make it more acceptable to lay people
• here's an important piece of advice that could make sure you get more enquiries from your website
• listen to a Mark's Monthly Message Audio File on Developing A Performing Personality
• Facebook gives you even less opportunity to get your message across via your posts

The Mark Leveridge January 2018 Podcast

The first Podcast of a new year offers you the following topics:

• I reflect on how the Podcast has developed since its inception in January 2013
• what makes for the perfect opening trick? The current issue of Magicseen gives the views of 10 top pro close up magicians
• how to turn yourself into a Business Magician and thus open up countless new working opportunities
• attending a concert by the Bootleg Beatles leads me to wonder whether you could have 'tribute magicians' in the same way as the music industry has 'tribute bands'
• never try to second guess what fee a potential booker can afford
• with so many people wanting to get magic ideas marketed, what's the best way to get a product out there?
• how to know whether your 2018 magical resolutions are likely to actually come about

The Mark Leveridge December 2017 Podcast

The festive edition of the Podcast has the following topics:

• I explain why presenting live club lectures is one of my favourite things to do
• pros should give semi-pros a lot of respect
• don't automatically assume that the method supplied with a marketed product is the best one possible
• why using a logo could be a good thing for magicians
• instant gratification with online purchases has changed the landscape for buying magic
• card to wallet - is it better to go down the palm-and-load route, or are the no-palm versions just as valid?

The Mark Leveridge November 2017 Podcast

The November Podcast covers the following topics:

• I reflect on the mini explosion of magic online learning opportunities
• have you noticed whether your regularly used props have become tatty?
• I reveal my favourite way to create new magic
• we all have to deal with the pressures of audience scrutiny every time that we perform
• comedy is as much about consistently selecting appropriate lines to suit our performing personality as it is about the lines themselves
• Safety Catch is back as a Premier E-Routine download
• most magicians ignore one of the best ways to get corporate work

The Mark Leveridge October 2017 Podcast

What can you expect from the October Podcast? Here's a run down

• The stresses and strains of moving house and relocating two businesses
• is it best to quote all inclusive show fees, or is it better to have a lower headline price and then go for added extras?
• the latest annual Cumbrian Conjurers Collective session provides tangible help and advice
• I highlight one of the most important aspects of performance that some entertainers tend to forget
• a new online show agency gets my vote over Bark
• take the online video tour of E-Club Pro and see exactly what benefits members receive
• I explain why I think going back to tables more than once is not a good idea

The Mark Leveridge September 2017 Podcast

The September Podcast covers the following topics:

• I ponder on whether it is good for magic when celebrities are shown doing magic on TV
• should children's entertainers be displaying their magic props to make an impression on the kids and on the booker?
• one of my favourite parlour or large close up table tricks is reintroduced
• things that you can do to help older people in your audience to fully appreciate what you do
• the market for good magic books is not redundant, despite what some may say
• do hecklers still exist and would you know one if you met one?
• I discuss whether people still practise magic in the way magicians used to