@Kozmo – Thanks for dropping by. You’re totally right brother. It’s critical that we see things from the perspective of our audience. Check out Don’t Be a Magician in the February 2014 issue.

So the question is, what does it look like from your audiences view…..that’s whats important…not that i know anything….

Can I get an “AMEN!”

@David – I hear ya about the time thing. I’m not sure where my server physically is. That’s the time that’s stamped . . . server time. As for connecting with your audience, I’m not claiming that I’ve mastered it myself. It’s a work in progress for all of us, but the key is that You (or I) are thinking about it and aware that it’s a rampant problem in magic. I’ve reviewed, literally, hundreds of magic DVDs and I’d say 97% of them are filled with crap “presentations.” Sure the effects may be good, clever ideas, but the presentation of them is crap, and the way the audience is treated is crap. Sooooooo frustrating . . .

I call this ability to create feeling: “showmanship” The ability to ‘connect’ with your audience of 1 or 10000

@David, I remember seeing Paul Harris do Mondo Nifty Invisible Palm Aces for the first time . . . it was awesome! It felt so good. Some of the stuff on Eric Jones’s Extension of Me DVD set was like that. Beautiful and magical looking.