Markwood, Bob: Poof You're a Pro! The Business of Entertaining © Bob Markwood Softcover, comb-bound, 8.511", 107 pages

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Contents (from book ToC):

5 Dedication
8 Introduction

10 The Business Of Entertaining
10 Find the Best of Both Worlds
12 With a Grain of Salt
14 Take Risks
15 Assuming You Have the Talent
15 Routining the Act
19 Original Material?
21 Get it Down and Keep it Down
22 Some General Tips
22 A. Make a Checklist
22 B. Radio Magician
22 C. If the Hat Drops
23 D. Practice vs. Rehearsal
24 E. Five Camera Shoot
25 F. Do It With Your Eyes Closed
26 G. Mis-direction
27 H. Timing
27 L Selecting a Volunteer
28 J. A Master of Ceremonies
34 And What Direction?

36 The Office
36 It’s a Business
37 Communications Equipment
37 Phone, Answering Machine, Voice Mail
37 Fax Machine
41 Beeper
41 Cellular Phone
42 800 Number
42 Internet
42 Computer
42 Forms
42 Sales Tools
50 Finding Work

51 Customizing
51 Basic Facts
52 Let’s Begin
52 What Makes a Customized Show?
52 Ways to Customize
52 - Patter
53 - Tricks
53 - Staging
54 - Music
54 - Character and Costume
54 The Law
54 - Products
54 - Copying, Copyright & Patent Law
56 Magic Effects
56 Items Required for Customizing
57 Examples of Customized Effects
57 - Tricky Bottles
58 - Peanut Butter and Jelly
59 - Comedy Squirt Camera
59 - Soft Soap
59 - Torn and Restored Newspaper
60 - Pom Pom Balls
61 - Cups and Balls
61 - Big Bucks
62 - Coloring Book
62 - Fresh Fish
62 - A-B-C Blocks
63 - Snow White Book
63 - Visible Painting
64 - Temple Screen
65 - Pizza Oven Surprise
66 - Crystal Silk Cylinder
66 - 3-Card Monte
69 - Other Customizing Ideas

80 From The Poof Mailbag
80 Grant Money
81 Getting Tip$!
82 Say the Magic Words!
84 Kids’ Tricks???
88 You Missed a Spot!
91 The Perfect Age!
95 Fighting the Competition
98 Rabbits are Hungry Too!
99 A Place to Be Bad
100 Breaking the Rules
101 Working on the Road
102 Is It Comedy?
104 Everyone Bought a Ticket
105 Stage Fright
105 I Need an Agent!

107 Epilogue