If you have made it your own using the process I described above you are allowed to perform it your way. Just make sure you explain to your performer friend how you’ve made it original in your own way, and that should clear things up easily enough. This subject of originality however, is a very touchy subject for a lot of professional magicians. If you see a performance from another magician and start performing it word for word, basically copying them exactly, they have a right to get angry at you. But if you see a performance that you like and you can figure out a way to make it your own, then I say go ahead! Once again just be careful and be sensitive to other magicians when you come up with your own routines and your own way of doing your performances. But I promise you, this issue will come up at some point in your career and you can either deal with it or ignore it. Just don’t be a copy-cat and you should be fine!
Step 6: Develop Your Own Sense Of Humour Women say they love a man with a sense of humour. But what is a sense of humour? Dictionary.com defines the word “humour” as:
✤ “A comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.” So here’s the big question... Is it actually possible to develop your own sense of humour? I definitely think so, and next I’ll give you some cool pointers for how you can develop your own sense of humour. People laugh at different things for different reasons. Some people may find one thing funny, while others wont think it’s funny at all. That’s just the way things are with us humans. We’re all different and that’s what makes life so interesting. However, even if you’re not naturally funny, I will teach you a couple of things that might help you use humour within your performances. The first thing you need to do, is to become more observant.
The first thing you need to do, is to become more observant.
The comedian Jerry Seinfeld is a master of this. He sees things that may look funny or not in place and talks about it. So you can get some tips from him by watching his shows and then see if you can use some of his ideas in your magic performances. For example, if you ask a person to think of a card and they tell you what the card is before you ask them, you could say something like ”That’s the last time I’m trusting you with a secret!” - 57 -