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About John Gordon - Master Magician
Expertise
I am a professional performer, and attained status of Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle and, over and above this highest degree, I am only one of 5 perfromers alive who has been awarded their coveted 'Silver Wand'. I perform at the highest level as well as train and coach both beginners and experts in learning a few tricks to creating a brand new award winning act. I ran The Summer School at The Magic Circle for many years as well as booked performers for the monthly public shows. I run a company called `MagicWorks` which provides magic for adult private and corporate events, television, film and theatre productions. I also hold training workshops and seminars, teleconferences and online training on using magic in business, performing at Trade Shows, Magic for Presenters etc and provide after dinner or conference talks and speeches all on the subject of business and personnel development. This includes creativity, presentation, online and offline marketing etc.

Experience
Whilst I have been a performer for many years I now spend an increasing amount of time as a personal and business coach, using magic as a metaphor in my teaching and training sessions. I have several Internet Businesses that include Coaching and Mentoring entertainers in the whole business of self Branding, Promotion, Marketing and filling their diaries with bookings.
 
   

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Topic: Magic and Illusion



Expert: John Gordon - Master Magician
Date: 7/19/2008
Subject: Best way to learn magic

Question
Hello sir, I am a college student from India, interested to learn magic. Learning magic is very difficult as magicians don't revel their secrets easily to any non professional or beginner like me, well its a part of their professional. So I have decided to learn magic from books as it is the most basic common way to learn the magic. I want to know name of some good books which have lots of pictures, very easy language to understand, having plenty number of good magic tricks etc. Also what are the other ways besides magic books to learn magic ?

Answer
Hello Sudarshan

There you were telling me that you cannot learn magic in India ... and here;'s a story I heard today about the great Sorcar Jr

hhttp://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Masters_degree_in_Illusion_from_World's_first_University_of_Magic_5265

Let me know .....

John Gordon
MagicWorks


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