Revealed Tricks – Misdirection is an Art

There are various ways to misdirect your audience at that crucial moment. Many people insist that their misdirection is included in their patter and that the timing of that is vital, for others it’s an inclination of the voice or a moment of the head or a gesture with one hand that draws the attention of the audience to look at the face rather then the hands.

The entire purpose of magic is to conduct your audience in the same manner that a conductor conducts his orchestra. You move their attention around the trick and by keeping their attention and making the performance flow in a sequence you can easily manipulate their focus of attention to where you want it to be.

It is far easier to control your audience when you are on a stage surrounding by intelligent lighting and props as well as having assistants to distract their attention to, but for most people performing on the streets or front of friends, you don’t have all those distractions.

Some of the best ways to control the audience is to make sure that they are standing or sitting in a particular position to you. This is so important if you are doing tricks where angels are important – such as with levitation. You have to maintain eye contact as much as is possible. When the moment arrives to complete your move, you will want to redirect their attention to your face again so that you have eye contact with them. Sometimes having a few different misdirection techniques available will allow you to keep your audience guessing.

Remember, you don’t always have to complete your misdirection right before the end of the trick. Sometimes it is possible to extend the trick a little longer after having completed it, so that the audience only become aware that the trick has happened long after the misdirection. Trying out different timings and different misdirection techniques will help you to build up a natural performance that works with you, your body type and your tricks.

Once you have mastered your routine, it should flow seamlessly and should keep the audience both entertained and mystified. Practise is the only way to achieve that seamless performance, but once you have achieved it, you will blow people away.

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