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Internal Leadership and Development Consultant at Tenaska and Executive Director Of The Omaha Magical Society.
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Governance: One Magic Club’s Approach To Managing A Meeting
This twenty-minute video shares a dozen strategies some of which might help make your magic meetings more engaging. Click HERE to watch the video.
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Marketing: Sponsorships
After a short period of time, a club leader has a sense for those members who have disposable income and those who don’t. Once that determination is made understanding the magic passions of the person(s) with disposable income, prepares you… Read More ›
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Marketing: Magic For The Visually Impaired
Looking for a way to bring the joy of magic into the lives of visually impaired persons while very possibly getting your club mentioned in your local newspaper or on a local television station? No doubt there’s an organization in… Read More ›
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Governance: Identity vs. Role 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 crucial need to separate your self worth from your performance and how to give feedback to your… Read More ›
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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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