The trick in doing good magic is of course as we all know it, is practice, practice and practice. Practice your acts, your tricks and patter and you'll be able to perform your magic well. But is that enough? Definitely not, if you want to be the confident, with commanding presence kind of magician that you have always wanted to be, you need to do a lot more than practice your performance.
Make sure that you are enthusiastic in your performance. You cannot just expect people to be completely awed just because you got the trick right. You need to develop trust with your audience and make them like you as well. You must not be reserved when performing, you need to be eager and passionate about what you are doing. Do it this way and you'll see how people will respond to you so positively. You will enrapture them with your performance and will never take their eyes off you.
Act real cool and confident even if you feel like shaking all over with fright. Stage fright is pretty common in stage performers and you will experience this too but make sure that even if you feel like jelly inside, outside you look confident and very courageous and totally know what you are doing. Practice in this case will help boost your confidence and make people think you have been always this great a magician.
Make other great and famous magician as sort of inspiration. Think of the greatest magicians you have ever known and let them inspire you to do great as well. Learn how they became so legendary in the field of magic and illusions and see if you could also do the same. Once you see yourself as this wonderful, great amazing magician then you are one step closer to your dream.
