How to practice

You must practice every single trick no matter how easy you think it might be. You need to be able to do it without thinking. Here are a few tips to help make practice easier:

1. Practice the trick how you will perform it. If you’re going to be sitting, sit, if you’re going to be standing, stand. Practice saying everything out loud just like you’ll be doing when you perform.
2. Practice in front of a mirror. Make sure you can still do the trick without the mirror though, you won’t have one when you perform for your friends. Have a family member tell you how the trick works before showing it to all your friends.
3. Practice with the same props each time. You don’t want to find out during performance that your new prop doesn’t work.
4. Control where your audience is watching you from. If you need them to move then ask them to move, or move yourself so they can’t see how you’re doing it.
5. Always practice the trick from start to finish before performing. If you fumble at one part, start from the start again.