| Of all the different kinds of magic tricks that you can | | | | feel of how you move the cards in order to perfect |
| find, the easiest and most varied ones are those that | | | | the illusion.Practice Makes PerfectNever practice in |
| use cards. The number of magic card tricks available | | | | front of an audience until you have mastered the trick |
| reaches the thousands; any of them can be taken for | | | | to the letter. The process of creating magic is a mental |
| granted. Card tricks are a dime a dozen, so it takes a | | | | one, and you need to know the way a trick is done, |
| good magician to make a card trick an unforgettable | | | | step-by-step. Once this is accomplished, your hands will |
| one. As with any magic trick, things always start with | | | | follow until your illusion is seamless.Try It OutThe real |
| the magician. Here are some tips for would-be magic | | | | test begins in front of a discriminating audience. Being |
| card trick aficionados.Pace YourselfCards can be | | | | watched can be quite unnerving, but this is the only |
| quite tricky, and the first step is establishing a pace that | | | | way to see if what you have practiced really works. |
| makes card dealing seem effortless in the eyes of | | | | You have to get a feel for the audience, as well as |
| your audience. The only thing that gives a good card | | | | what words or spiels to use in order to get them under |
| trick away is if you break the rhythm of the routine, | | | | your spell. Try it out. Getting their feedback will be |
| which is most probably the part where your | | | | valuable in your next performance. After the initial thrill, |
| sleight-of-hand action is done. Practice in front of a | | | | the rest, as they say, is history. |
| mirror as fast or as slow as you can, trying to get a | | | | |