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Speaking

The Most Social Audience at a Keynote Speech

Every speaker loves audience participation and social engagement. It's wonderful to get off the stage and see that people are talking about your presentation online, sharing pictures and quotes from your talk.

In Memoriam: Tim Glancey

Let me tell you about an amazing friend. Tim Glancey put me on the path to success. He helped me develop my magic business in a way I never imagined.

Perception

How Marshall McLuhan Impacted the Medium of Magic

I talk to business people about the role of perception in communication and interpersonal relationships. In performing magic, I bring about an awareness of how our perceptions are impacted, affected and easily misled and self-manipulated.

Appearances

Orlando Magician on "Penn & Teller: Fool Us"

This morning I got to accompany my friend, Jimmy Ichihana, as he appeared on CW's Orlando affiliate station and amazed news reporter, Jason Guy. You can see the video of him astonishing Jason with a spectacular card trick below.

Magic

Why I teach magic

I'm back at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia for my twelfth or thirteenth summer teaching at Tannen's Magic Camp. It's exactly as geeky and amazing as you imagine it to be. One week of the year, magicians from across the US come together to teach the future stars of magic.

Sales & Customer Service

The Importance of Social Proof

Over the years I neglected to ask my clients for testimonials. I was there to engage the audience! I thought the only proof necessary of a job well done was when my clients hired me back a second time. But you and I know that nothing can help us make a buying decision easier than social proof.

Perception

Scientists Explain Why People Learn More When They're Emotional

Scientists at NYU have proven what magicians naturally discover after performing a few shows—that laughter, surprise and joy create positive emotions that make occasions extra-memorable.

Magic

Can Watching Magic Tricks Transform Your Health?

Watching magic makes you happier and healthier. As long as it’s astonishing and awe-inspiring magic. That’s what science is showing in the new Parade article, “Feeling Awe May Be the Secret to Health and Happiness.”

Sales & Customer Service

Can you transform customer perceptions?

As a magician, I specialize in surprises: creating unexpected experiences and memorable moments. While the unexpected is a great foundation to my art, it is a challenge for my business. People want to buy what they know; what they have seen, heard and touched.

Perception

What is your perception of money?

In four fascinating interviews, this Esquire article showed how four different men in four different economic standings thought and acted about money, retirement and taxes.

Perception

Perception Wins Elections

Perception is instrumental to politics and storytelling is a powerful tool used to transform our perceptions. In an election, storytelling and narrative can be the decisive factor in voter turnout and decision making.

Speaking

How a speaker tricks an audience into paying attention

As a speaker, when I walk off stage, I enjoy hearing audience members talk about what stuck out for them or what lessons they took away.

Sales & Customer Service

This business is blatantly advertising their customer service training.

A new franchise of Wahlburgers is opening up a block away from where I live in Downtown Orlando and last night there was a sign on their door the likes of which you don’t often see. “Training in Progress. Look forward to serving you soon.”

Appearances

Live in Vegas with Penn & Teller

On Sunday, November 15th, I received my prize for successfully fooling Penn & Teller on their TV show, “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.” I got to perform at their live show in Vegas. And not just perform, but close their show.

Perception

How learning magic helps CEOs run their businesses

In a weekly interview series with business leaders, the New York Times posted a video of Daniel Lubetzky, C. E. O. of KIND, where he talks about his early influence of learning magic and how it impacted him as an executive.

Magic

Watch the Kardashians magically vanish

I just broke my cardinal rule for doing magic on TV. Don’t do anything new you just came up with last night. But this… I couldn’t resist. Here’s how I made the Kardashians vanish for news anchor John Brown, of FOX. He asked for it.

Magic

“Did you really get Penn high?” And Other Frequently Asked Questions

I’m overwhelmed by the positive response to my performance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. I’ve received emails and calls from around the world from friends and clients and have been following the fascinating online comments and posts from strangers on YouTube, reddit and twitter!

Magic

The time I made Penn mad (and Teller giggle)