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Internal Leadership and Development Consultant at Tenaska and Executive Director Of The Omaha Magical Society.
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Magic Theme: Celebration Reception
Recently we had reason to hold a celebration. Teller (of Penn and Teller) had lent us money to purchase the home of a famous magician David P. Abbott and then after 15 months unexpectedly and generously forgave the loan. We… Read More ›
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Meeting Theme: Holiday Gift Exchange
Throughout the year, we encourage members to donate unused magic tricks and DVD’s to our club’s “magic closet” (which is actually a locked closet on the second floor of The Abbott House. In early December we typically enter the closet… Read More ›
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Marketing: A Monthly Newsletter
As Executive Director, I firmly believe that as long as I have the two pillars of a monthly event and monthly newsletter of consistently high quality, the club will continue to grow. That’s how much importance I place on the… Read More ›
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Governance: Text Message Groups
As a magic club grows, the need for creating small groups becomes increasingly important in order that each person feels as though they know at least five to seven people in the club. Then when the whole group does meet… Read More ›
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Marketing Giveaway 17: Find The Curved Line
Here’s one that follows in the footsteps of the previous post. Magicians seek to study how the human brain works – using its limitations to amaze and entertain us. One of those limitations is the brain’s inability to focus on… Read More ›
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Marketing Giveaway 16: The Hypnotic Spots
Magicians seek to study how the human brain works – using its limitations to amaze and entertain us. One of those limitations is the brain’s inability to focus on more than one focal point at a time. Magicians use that… Read More ›
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Meeting Theme: Marked Cards Magic
The poster tells the story. Using Jay Sankey’s card marking system found at: https://youtu.be/R9RlUcOsVaI, members create their own decks provided by the club and then learn four different magic tricks each one taught by a different member of the club… Read More ›
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Meeting Theme: Beginner Magic Kit Competition
Although we used this theme in January, it really has year-around appeal. We found the magic kits for $5 at a store called Five Below and the rabbit statues initially on a Target store’s dollar shelves and then having lost… Read More ›
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Taking A Pause …
As many of you know, our local magic club (https://theomahamagicalsociety.org) received the unexpected gift from Teller of the historic David P. Abbott House of Mystery in Omaha, Nebraska. This sizable project requires me to hit the pause button on new… Read More ›
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Marketing: School Band Fund Raising Show
In the spirit of full disclosure, our club has not tried this. When the planets align, I believe it could be an effective fund raising idea for both a local school band and a local magic club. The son of… Read More ›
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