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Internal Leadership and Development Consultant at Tenaska and Executive Director Of The Omaha Magical Society.
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Marketing: Hospital Video Program
Click HERE to read more about how our club’s hospital video based program went national as a response to the limiting of in-person performances by the hospitals in our area. Once again necessity continues to be the mother of invention.
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Meeting Activity: A Raffle
People seem to have a high energy around winning prizes. And the value of the prize doesn’t seem to matter. In my experience the energy comes far more from the fact that they won the prize, and the other people… Read More ›
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Governance: Teller Answers The Question “Is A 501C3 Non-Profit Designation Worth It?”
You know of Teller (of Penn and Teller fame) and author of the two-volume set on the life of Omaha magician David P. Abbott. Thanks to his generosity the club now owns The Abbott House. As I recollect, one of… Read More ›
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Marketing: A Long-Term Care Facility Program
Proving itself to be an excellent venue for those members desiring more performing experience you can read more about our club’s programming for long-term care facilities HERE. Please note we have some members who already perform platform shows for the… Read More ›
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Marketing: Giveaway 12
Here’s a fun giveaway for your magic club by Sid Lorraine. Whether you make it about a card prediction you bought from China, and the prediction that came with the trick was written in Chinese or the instructions were printed… Read More ›
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Governance: The Relationship Pyramid 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 how healthy relationships both inside and outside the magic club mature. You may download the white paper HERE.
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Meeting Theme: Annual Scheduling
Just as a musician designing a well-produced album will typically intersperse slower songs with songs of higher energy, the club leader will want to provide a variety-filled calendar for the members with lectures interspersed with meetings that give members opportunities… Read More ›
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Governance: Self-Limiting Beliefs
Click HERE to read the story behind the above picture. Then please come back and finish reading the rest of this post. Click HERE to download a printable copy of the picture below to help you conduct what I call… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Placemat 7
Read the post entitled Placemat 6 for details about the working of this activity. Download the instructions and the above template HERE.
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Meeting Activity: Placemat 6
Whether you use the boxes to list the qualities of an exceptional magic performance or the personal qualities essential in a great magician, or any other conceivable list relating to the world of magic, you’ll read a letter to them… Read More ›
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