Welcome to our workshop on magic for speakers - and speaking techniques for magicians!

A specially designed program for both magicians who wish to add professional level speaking abilities to their repertoire, and for speakers who want to add a touch of magic to their presentations. The ability to surprise with magic, and to link that surprise to your message as a speaker can provide just that special touch to give your talks the edge you need in today's competitive marketplace.

In this workshop you will:

1. Learn fool-proof methods to connect with your audiences using magic
2. Utilize metaphor and magic to engrave your message on your audience's minds
3. Find the perfect story and trick to demonstrate any message
4. Learn new techniques for building stronger visual support for your magic & stories
5. Get professional feedback and direction on your work
6. Develop your vocal abilities and build vocal strength
7. Learn the secret mental mechanisms you can trigger in your audiences to remember and act on your presentations

All of this, and access to many top speakers from the field of magic.  Whether you are a beginning speaker, a teacher or trainer who works regularly before classes, a sales professional or someone who speaks for large corporate events, you'll find new ideas, techniques, and resources to enhance your continued success as a speaker and presenter.

Our special guests for this class include:

Stephen Shapiro - In 2001, after publishing his first book, 24/7 Innovation, Stephen left Accenture to become a full-time innovation speaker and advisor to clients around the world. Since then he has published four more books – Goal-Free Living (2006), The Little Book of Big Innovation Ideas (2007), Personality Poker (2010) and Best Practices are Stupid (2011) — and spoken to audiences in 50 different countries. His sixth book, Invisitble Solutions was published March 3rd, 2020.

Today, Stephen continues to focus on transforming the way businesses like 3M, P&G, Marriott, Nike, and Microsoft improve innovation practices through customized keynote speeches, advisory engagements and other services. Passionate and captivating, Stephen’s high-energy approach to innovation gets audiences out of their seats and into new ways of thinking about their business challenges.

Paul Craven - a well-known industry speaker in the UK on Behavioural Science – a topic he describes as “understanding how real people make real decisions in the real world”. After three decades in the investment industry, he left Goldman Sachs in 2014 to set up Paul Craven Partners Ltd. to help his clients enhance their communication and sales skills. As a member of the exclusive Magic Circle, Paul particularly enjoys bringing an extra psychological perspective on how “our minds play tricks" to his business talks.  www.paulcraven.com

Bodine Balasco - Successful Meetings  has named Bodine Balasco “one of the Top 21 Speakers for the 21^st Century.”  His client roster reads like a listing of the Fortune 100, and includes Verizon, 3M, British Petroleum, Chrysler, Wells Fargo, CocaCola, and  Fedex. Amazingly, he’s also an award-winning entertainer.  He’s been nominated “Best Comedy Magician of the Year,” three years in a row.  And from the speaker’s platform, he combines his information & insights with hilarious interactive comedy & magic, which allows him to truly connect with his audience, to make meetings and learning fun. Members of the Institute of Management Consultants were so impressed with Bodine’s valuable content and entertaining style, they gave him a 10+ rating on their 5-point scale.

Marjorie Hass - Marjorie Hass, president of Rhodes College in Tennessee and former president of Austin College in Texas, has been selected as the next president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). She will succeed Richard Ekman, who has led CIC for 21 years, in the summer of 2021. Hass, a philosopher by training, holds a PhD from the University of Illinois and has published widely on the philosophy of language, logic, and feminist philosophy. She is also an award-winning teacher, who served for more than 16 years on the faculty—then as provost—of Muhlenberg College, a position she held until she was named president of Austin College in 2009.

David Morey - Chairman of DMG Global, author of 4 best-selling books, and one of the nation’s top keynote speakers. David has advised 20 winning global presidential campaigns, 5 Nobel Peace Prize winners, and a who’s who of Fortune 500 leaders. As a magician—a hobby gone way out of control—he’s the founder of Washington Magic and has performed at the Official Inaugural Ball for the 44th President of the United States.

Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz - Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.  Dr. Rosenkranz is the founder and CEO of Inovamed, S.A. de C.V., a leader in the innovative delivery of patient-centered health care in Mexico. Currently Dr. Rosenkranz devotes a significant portion of his time teaching at Feinberg Medical School where he teaches various courses, is involved in new curriculum development, and has received multiple faculty awards for his contributions.