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NEW in 2009

MC / Master of Ceremony Resources
For Corporate AND Wedding MC's

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1/ Timothy Hyde - Corporate MC

If you are looking for a Conference or Convention Master of Ceremony in Australia or New Zealand, then you need to check out the "Corporate MC with the Magic Touch" Timothy Hyde. His highly entertaining and interactive Master of Ceremony work has seen him asked to be the MC at the National Speakers Association of Australia Conference every year since 2003!

FULL DETAILS HERE

(Note - Timothy Hyde's busy corporate schedule does NOT enable him to MC at weddings.)

2/ MC Resources
If you are going to MC any event yourself, I can highly recommend these books.

"UP FRONT IN CONTROL" has been quite difficult to get hold of over the last couple of years. Peter Miller & Ron Tacchi's book is a fantastic guide and I try and read it every year as I always learn something new.

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"A Master of Ceremonies- A Beginners Guide to being a Brilliant MC!"

Rachel Green has put together a terrific eBook that is available for instant Download. Check out the Table of Contents and Readers comments

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Mastering the MC Role - Free Mini-book by Timothy Hyde

A collection of great Tips, Ideas & Resources.
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3/ The Top 5 - Wedding MC & Best Man Speech Resources

Although I don't MC Weddings myself at the moment, I think I've bought and read every Wedding MC Book on the market. Here are my Top 5 Recommendations!

"The Wedding MC Joke Book" is also a great resource. Very comprehensive guide that is essential for injecting a bit of fun into the proceedings of a wedding. Plenty of the material in here is useful for corporate work as well as weddings. I like this one a lot.

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"You can be a Wedding MC" by Peter Miller is very highly regarded all over the world and takes you step by step through the complete process of conducting a wedding.

Also, if you are getting married and planning to engage the services of a professional Wedding MC, this book will guide you through everything you need to know. Full Details Click Here

Best Man Wedding Speeches. Here's another very comprehensive package -
This would be useful for MC's as well as there are plenty of Scripts, Templates Jokes etc

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4/ Jokes, & Stand Up Comedy Writing Resources

Stand Up Comedy Secrets!

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Killer Stand Up Comedy System!

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That's Comedy - Joke Collection!

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"Wedding Toasts Made Easy" is the perfect book if you need to make a Speech or Toast at a wedding. Often called “The Bible of Wedding Toasts” because of its wealth of trusted, comprehensive guidance on how to research, write, practice and perfect a wedding speech.

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Jim Snack's great guide to forging a career in Magic
is widely regarded as the current best work in the field!

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Foundations of an Effective Magic Business by Jim Snack

In reflecting about the foundations of an effective magic business, I come up with a few thoughts:

It starts with your show:

1) Be able to perform 30-60 minutes of solid entertainment, for any audience of 30-300 people,
under any performing conditions, with minimal set-up and strike. If you can do that, you will have a commercial act that will be easy to book. Ideally, be able to do it as a solo performer.

If you are going to work with one or more partners, recognize that eventually all partnerships will end and you will be back to square one with your solo act. Make sure you have one. Or marry your partner and be ready for a new set of challenges.

Even if you goal is to be the next great illusionist, make sure you can work "in one" and hold an audience with a solo piece. If you don't know what it means to work "in one" you aren't ready to do illusions. Get some experience in the theater, either community theater or college. You'll need it.

While you are at it, get some voice and movement training. Recently, I watched the remake of the movie "The Producers.� Nathan Lane and Mathew Broderick can really move on stage. How about you?

2) Polish your act in venues where you can make mistakes and it really doesn't matter. Michael Ammar once commented that everybody needs someplace to be bad; for him it was nursing homes in West Virginia. Broadway shows have out of town previews and are re-worked until they are ready for Broadway.

Start locally, working every kind of venue and audience you can, polishing your material so that it sparkles in front of audiences. Discover what types of audiences are the best fit for your act - children, adults, college students, business people, etc. The road to the big time begins in church basements and VFW halls.

3) Invest in the best costumes you can afford, even if you are wearing street clothing. Once it is in your show, it's a costume. Wear the best and keep it for the show. Make sure it is clean and pressed for every show. Polish your shoes. Get a haircut. Look your best when you step up in front of people.

4) Invest in the best props you can afford. Don't cut corners buying cheap knock offs. It's not ethical and besides, they don't hold up under the rigors of professional performing conditions. If you can't afford Wellington's Origami Box, maybe you aren't ready for it. Work on your torn and restored newspaper instead.

Your business:

1) Be honest, ethical and easy to do business with. Don't promise what you can't deliver. Don't over hype your accomplishments or act - do your best every time and let the audience decide how great you are.

2) Put your client's needs first. Make sure you understand exactly what your client wants and needs before you accept a booking. Then deliver that.

3) Build a successful part-time business before you take the plunge to full-time. Learn how to book and present 50-75 shows a year before you even begin to think about a full-time business. If you can't reach that level, how will you get to 150-200 dates a year?

4) Learn about the different markets for magic, as well as the career ladder. Understand who hires magicians and why, at every level.

5) Read everything you can find about running your own business, marketing and promotion. Learn to write good advertising copy (or hire someone to do it).

6) Get good publicity photographs.

7) Recognize that everybody in show business "goes up and then goes down." Always treat people well and don't burn bridges on the way up the career ladder, because eventually you will see those people on the way down.

If I had to decide on a keystone for one's foundation, it would be a passion and love for the art of magic. Building a successful magic business can be a challenge and there will be difficult times. You will need that passion and love to see you through those difficult times.

When Dustin Hoffman was asked if he would have stayed in the acting business if he hadn't hit it big with "The Graduate" when he was in his 20s, he answered that he would still be an actor, even if it was in a community theater production somewhere, because that's what he is - an actor.

Are you passionate enough about performing magic to do it regardless where it leads you? Without that level of passion, building a successful business will be impossible. Certainly, someone may make a lot of money, but I for one, would not call them successful if their passion was elsewhere. That's the foundation for an effective magic business.

Best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Jim

Jim Snack Resource Site - CLICK HERE

MC / Master of Ceremony Resources For Corporate AND Wedding MC's

MC / Master of Ceremony Resources
For Corporate AND Wedding MC's