<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:22:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/showmanship/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Magicians Create A Winning Atmosphere For Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arthur writes: So my question is: How do I set the atmosphere to "magic is an art, enjoy" and not to "I bet you can't catch me"?   This is a GREAT question. In fact, I've been waiting]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/howmagicianscreateawinningatmosphereformagic-ccs9fxwvqe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/howmagicianscreateawinningatmosphereformagic-ccs9fxwvqe</guid><category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[merchantofmagic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnog7PzVAm7sAjK8rPe9v5rp3Ke6D9dinwjpdqWGj9HPAKtejC44J4WxmJYFiEiTYS1DdR3zduKKVg2JtH92eqLUrV4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Stand Out as a Magician]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a question from one of our readers, James: "What is that ONE magic trick that will make me stand out?"   I'm so glad I've got a chance to address this question. I see it a lot; and the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/howtostandoutasamagician-lyzig9hvw0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/howtostandoutasamagician-lyzig9hvw0</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[merchantofmagic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4uukrK1wvnYqE5Mcr8LnZ6EeYTtxrSUnzQjJUHf7LhTfg7iCYdytxMr5dNVuZwF7TXvExJmJHMTWG1pWpmDveoRtZ2UaYzYSKTWVGCBTF5VBZL1vH6KG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magicians Subtleties - How To Convince Your Audience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I want to talk about a topic that has been on my mind for a while now. It's a technique of magic that I've found tends to be used instinctively by a lot of people who don't actually realize they're]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/magicianssubtleties-howtoconvinceyouraudience-2t6qmrofsd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/magicianssubtleties-howtoconvinceyouraudience-2t6qmrofsd</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[merchantofmagic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4uukrK1wvnYqE5Mcr8LnZ6EeYTtxrSUnzQjJUHf7LhTfg7iCYdytxMr5dNVuZwF7TXvExCye2Mv6siwnfhpTkGYscB3zEoMJSkW7rWM9sYHPfD8sATHx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MISDIRECTION - The Easiest Way to Facilitate it with Controlling the Frame-of-Focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Misdirection is a principle that we deliberately set in place to shift the attention of our spectators in order to set up a particular future moment that cannot be done while everyone is looking right]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@thecloseupartist/misdirection-the-easiest-way-to-facilitate-it-with-controlling-the-frame-of-focus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@thecloseupartist/misdirection-the-easiest-way-to-facilitate-it-with-controlling-the-frame-of-focus</guid><category><![CDATA[magic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecloseupartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:54:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is The Close-Up Artist.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, my name is Dennis Kim and I am a close-up magician. I picked up the art when I was about 10 or 11 years of age, and throughout all of the years up to today, at 23, I came a long way in learning]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@thecloseupartist/this-is-the-close-up-artist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@thecloseupartist/this-is-the-close-up-artist</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecloseupartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/39DuzQEPoYrMFcF5tuySYoSGQccZFcphjqnt7e4vfbcsyFGofESUrawmFvLjo46RDjzCWo3F2z7rdTy5g9tp2xCBkRcPPNF7A74CKpP18AUoLZWM3a2uHtVnskBuruZCEjAhVoaHcyrm98R2tPSZ84F8ZB6ictKsHvpAEb5ZMnqxdBk6fCN7DFR4nWBfSZxd1YTRAVVTf5kMqbkhAxcfPiG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Magicians Should Build a Themed Magic Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[When creating a magic act, the goal is to build the material around a theme that brings all the parts together. In the video above, I discuss how to group the magic tricks you perform, into a themed act.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/7pl2s4wk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@merchantofmagic/7pl2s4wk</guid><category><![CDATA[magic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[merchantofmagic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCpv69TTpfa3tGLPMJyiHJyJACJsw577cTroL2oLWvQ1ywMTiru3VBx39DrUM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a Magicians Brand - Houdini, Dynamo, Copperfield, and You]]></title><description><![CDATA[In classic marketing, a brand is a group of associations that people can make about a product, service, company or individual. Think about Apple computers.. What do you associate with that name? 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