The
Secrets Revealed in This Book |
ix |
The
Trick to Writing This Book: A Word from
the
Real Author, Andy Cohen |
xi |
Introduction:
How I Met Merlin-My Predicament |
1 |
LESSON #1:
THINKING DIFFERENTLY—
FOLLOW THE OTHER HAND
Magic Trick #1: Impossible (where
two cards
mysteriously switch places)
|
11
34 |
LESSON #2:
BUILDING TRUST—MAKING
THE AUDIENCE PART OF THE ACT
Magic Trick #2: Sixth Sense (a
remarkable
mind-reading trick that you can
do anywhere)
|
48
70 |
LESSON #3:
DEFINING YOUR BRAND—
CREATING A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE
Magic Trick #3: Wireless Wonder
(lets your
cell phone announce a card selected
by a
participant but unknown to you)
|
73
101 |
LESSON #4:
IDEA HECKLING—REMOVING
THE OBSTACLES TO THINKING DIFFERENTLY
Magic Trick #4: Matching Wits (gives
you the
power to restore a torn and discarded
match
back into the matchbook)
|
105
125 |
LESSON #5:
DISCOVERING YOUR
COMPETITIVE EDGE—“WHAT’S
YOUR MAGIC?”
Magic Trick #5: The French Drop
(teaches the perfect
sleight of hand to make a coin disappear)
|
130
148 |
EPILOGUE: PROFITING
FROM MY
LESSONS WITH MERLIN |
152 |
My Favorite Magic
Teachers, Places to Shop,
and Magic Books |
165 |
Acknowledgments |
171 |