Magic Club Leadership Resources

Recent Posts - page 15

• Meeting Theme/Activity: Artificial Intelligence and Magic

  By Dave Arch on April 19, 2024

  

  In a previous post, we looked at the use of artificial intelligence to create graphics for our clubs’ newsletters. Here’s actually the prequel to that post where we challenged our members to use the ChatGPT app to explore ways to… Read More ›

• Governance/Meeting Ideas: A Mentoring Curriculum

  By Dave Arch on April 19, 2024

  

  At least since the inception of YouTube, I have sensed magic clubs struggle with their place in the magic landscape. I know we are. It no longer is enough to have a group come together to learn new tricks. Ultimately… Read More ›

• Marketing: Newsletter Graphics and Artificial Intelligence

  By Dave Arch on April 17, 2024

  

  If you work on your club’s newsletter, I encourage you to download the Copilot app from Microsoft and begin playing with the Designer component of the app. It will generate a graphic for you based on your typing a text… Read More ›

• Meeting Activity Idea: Magic Discussion Deck

  By Dave Arch on April 17, 2024

  

  In an effort to help magic club members meaningfully connect with each other (and even the youngest budding magicians), here’s The Magic Club Discussion Deck. I wanted a deck of question cards where the newest (or youngest) member of the… Read More ›

• Governance: Leadership Self Assessment

  By Dave Arch on April 15, 2024

  

  Click HERE to complete a magic club leadership self assessment. If you insert your own email into the assessment, results will be sent to you. You can then go to the links in the area(s) needing improvement and find additional… Read More ›

• Marketing: Brainteaser Graphics For Your Club Newsletter

  By Dave Arch on April 13, 2024

  

  Consider this a companion post to a previous one this week entitled the Magic Club Newsletter Compendium. In an attempt to make it more efficient for your club to create an interesting newsletter, this collection of 24 brainteaser graphics might… Read More ›

• Meeting Activity: Managing Audience Energy

  By Dave Arch on April 12, 2024

  

  The bell shaped curve remains a classic visual depiction of data. However, truly great performers know it also accurately depicts an audience’s laughter or applause energy too. Both start quietly, build to a crescendo, and then taper off. Savvy comedians… Read More ›

• Marketing: Magic Club Newsletter Compendium

  By Dave Arch on April 10, 2024

  

  Here are 200+ pages of magic club newsletters from The Omaha Magical Society with articles, graphics, and at least one magic trick included in each issue. If you believe your club’s members would enjoy anything you find in skimming through… Read More ›

• Meeting Activity: Script, Switch, and Solve

  By Dave Arch on April 9, 2024

  

  This activity generates its energy from problem solving as a component of a monthly meeting. Each table team writes on a piece of paper a legible paragraph of three or four sentences describing a real-world problematic scenario that a magician… Read More ›

• Marketing: Showmanship Email Essays

  By Dave Arch on April 8, 2024

  

  About two years ago we realized as a magic club we spent only a fraction of our time on improving the performing skills of our members. Much more of our time was spent learning new magic tricks and showing each… Read More ›

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