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Internal Leadership and Development Consultant at Tenaska and Executive Director Of The Omaha Magical Society.
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Governance: A Club’s Comfort Zone
From time to time any magician knows the uncomfortable feeling we call “stage fright.” Only recently have I linked those most uncomfortable feelings to the feelings I get every time I try something new outside my “comfort zone.” Click on… Read More ›
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Governance: Stress Management White Paper
Now in a form that you can download and print to aid in discussing with others, here’s a short article focused on the origins of magic club leadership stress with proven strategies for how to manage it. You may download… Read More ›
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Governance: The Core
Every club has members who contribute of their time and energy more than they consume, and also there are those who consume more than they contribute. Those members who contribute more than they consume know explicitly they are part of… Read More ›
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Meeting Activities: Name Tags
I must admit that when we first started using name tags at our meetings, there was some mild opposition vocalized with statements like “Why do we need to wear name tags? We know everybody here.” However, not unlike the principle… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: The Gypsy Eradication Ritual
What’s known as The Gypsy Eradication Ritual can have a haunting effect on a club meeting when one person sits at a table in the middle of a circle of members – following the instructions of the members reading the… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity/Marketing: The Book Of Multiple Uses
What is this ebook? It started out as a 100 page book – describing a money-making school show idea where families would gather for a magic show with a twist. Every trick (plus more) in the show were available for… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: One New Trick
David Sandy from Kansas City shared this with me shortly after I had assumed the role of Executive Director of The Omaha Magical Society. He said their club tries never to have a meeting without teaching everyone a magic trick…. Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Meeting Length
Realizing it’s a personal preference our club limits our monthly non-lecture* events to sixty minutes for two reasons. We are confident we can successfully and consistently fill each event with three twenty-minute chunks of high quality content. And then the… Read More ›
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Marketing: “Events” vs. “Meetings”
When I say the word “meeting,” what comes to your mind? A high energy interactive time? Probably not. Rather than seeking to overcome the stereotype of a “meeting” we just call our meetings “events” and create a poster for each… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Placemat 4
Click HERE to download the instructions for this con as well as two different game boards/placemats from which to choose. Have coins and placemats set out on your tables or chairs, and your members can both experience and learn the… Read More ›
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