Presenting and Training with Magic: 53 Simple Magic Tricks You Can Use to Energize Any Audience - Hardcover

Rose, Ed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070540411 ISBN 13: 9780070540415

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1997

Synopsis

Magic tricks add flair, excitement, and entertainment to any workshop or training program--but most trainers and speakers don't use magic in their presentations because they think it's too difficult. In this heavily illustrated book, corporate training manager and magician Ed Rose explains 50 of the most effective, and easiest-to-perform magic tricks for emphasizing and illustrating key learning points in any presentation. Within no time, you'll be adding magic to your training courses--and getting enthusiastic applause, plus greater energy and participation, from every audience.

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From the Back Cover

``This is the most honest, motivating, and reaable book I've seen on the use of magic as a presentation and training tool. A ``must read'' for anyone wanting to put a sparkle in their presentation and make memorable points stick.''--Harvey Robbins, co-author of the award-winning Why Teams Don't Work. ``Ed Rose has taken the mystery and fear out of magic and developed a trainer-friendly bag of tricks that are both fun and produce solid learning outcomes.''--Glenn Parker, Author of Team Players and Teamwork. ``Shows you step-by-step how your key points will be remembered if you present them in unforgettable ways.''--Mel Silberman, author of the popular McGraw-Hill Team and Training Sourcebook Series. Make audiences sit up and smile, and remember your message. Use secrets from the world of magic to ``jazz up'' your presentations and reinforce your main points. These imaginative, field-tested magic tricks will work for anyone wanting to impart a memorable message--including trainers, speakers, teachers, coaches and salespeople. Learn how to: give your meetings an exciting start; use clever dialogue with your tricks to drive home the theme of your presentation; be a more effective presenter or trainer.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070540411
• ISBN 13: 9780070540415
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288