MB 010: Educational Magic with Doug Scheer

When I first thought about contacting Doug for this podcast I jotted down 'school magic shows' next to his name.

Then I read his new book titled Entertaining Education: a comprehensive guide to creating and performing educational magic

Wow, wow , wow.  It is an eye opener. The use of education in magic or more correctly, magic in education, is much more em-compassing than I had imagined. It's so much bigger. This book is an education in itself  relevant to:

• Trade Show Performers
• Motivational Speakers
• Corporate Training
• Sponsorship Performers
• School Show Performers

In this episode we talk about:

• Doug's 18 years of trade show magic following in the footsteps of Karrell Fox and Johnny Thompson
• What is success in magic?
• Why laser focusing on a target market brings benefits
• The 5 categories of educational magicians
• Why doing educational magic is just as hard as performing comedy magic
• How to write effective educational presentations
• How to use the Substitution Trunk illusion in educational shows
• 5 ways to present educational routines so the magic supports the message
• 6 elements of drama critical to your show's success
• How to market your education show to schools
• Should you call yourself a magician??
• Creating effective promo videos for your education show website
• Publicity photos: what should you use on your website?
• How much should you charge?
• Should you put your prices on your website?