Behnke, Leo: Professional Close Up ©1995 Leo Behnke Softcover, 112 pages

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Comments (Don Bursell): Not a book of tricks. But how to attain a professional attitude in creating your act, dealing with prospects for a show, and at the show itself.

Contents:

1 PART ONE: STYLE
1 Personality
14 Movement
17 Dress/Class
27 Your Person
33 Tricks vs Magic

37 PART TWO: GETTING READY
37 Your Tricks
48 Gimmicks
52 The Basic Five
56 Sales Tools

65 PART THREE: YOUR STAGE
65 Your Table as a Stage
71 Movement

77 PART FOUR: WORKING THE SHOW
77 Prospects
87 Show Forms
96 Doublechecking
97 Your Audience