| "When we are absorbed in anything we are
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| | saying about starting strong and
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| unaware of time; and so it seems to pass
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| | finishing even
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| quickly." Magician Sam SharpeThis is
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| | stronger. For successful entertainers,
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| part two of a two-part article that
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| | the ending is the high point of the
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| focuses on magicians and trainers. In
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| | performance. In a similar manner, the
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| Part
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| | conclusion of training is an important
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| One, we discovered that magicians and
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| | moment. The trainees have accomplished
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| trainers have a number of similarities.
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| | something of importance and should be
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| We
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| | allowed to luxuriate in that
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| discovered that both:
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| | achievement. A magic illusion, when
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| - Were once viewed as miracle workers
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| | placed as a coda to
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| - Are regarded with suspicion by their
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| | the learning, functions as the
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| audiences
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| | exclamation point. It concludes the event
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| - Practice manipulation of the audience
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| | in a special,
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| - Strive to not remind the audience of
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| | memorable manner.What Magic To Use
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| the manipulation
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| | Knowing when to use magic is a helpful
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| - Direct the audience's attention toward
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| | but incomplete picture. The trainer must
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| the outcomes they desire
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| | also know what magic to use. Next, we
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| - Must control their environment to be
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| | will focus on several illusions that any
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| effective
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| | magic
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| - Suggest the outcomes they expect
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| | novice can perform and that are
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| - Must focus their manipulation for the
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| | effective in the learning
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| audience's benefitWith these comparisons
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| | environment.Change Bag
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| between magicians and trainers in mind,
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| | The Change Bag is one of magic's most
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| we will next turn
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| | versatile props. It consists of a bag,
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| our attention to the placement of magic
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| | sometimes on a stick, with two pockets.
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| in the learning environment. In this
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| | The beauty of the bag is in the fact that
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| article,
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| Hocus Pocus Focus Part 2 will determine
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| | only one pocket is visible at a time.
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| when to use magic, and what magic to
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| | This duality allows the performer to
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| use.When to Use Magic
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| | magically
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| Within the progression of a training
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| | transform any item into another item
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| program, there are four specific times
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| | with the wave of a hand. The Change Bag
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| when
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| | can
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| magic is appropriate.1. Use magic to
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| | be used for diversity training as many
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| begin the learning segment.
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| | items become one, for financial
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| In my opinion, the best instructional
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| | management
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| designs are those that capture attendee
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| | as pennies transform into dollars or to
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| attention immediately while framing up
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| | emphasize teamwork as individual names
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| the learning to come without resorting to
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| | "merge" onto one organizational chart.
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| | In short, it is ideal for any situation
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| artificial "icebreakers." The very word
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| | where
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| icebreaker implies a counterproductive
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| | something transforms into something
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| learning metaphor. Trainers shouldn't
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| | else.This illusion, and those that
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| try to break through as if using an ice
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| | follow, can be obtained through the
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| pick.
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| | following vendors:
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| Instead, the focus should be on melting
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| | Creative Presentation Resources,
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| the cold atmosphere present due to
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| | Hank Lee's Magic Factory,
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| trainee
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| | Tool Thyme for Trainers,
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| fear and apprehension. Magic is an ideal
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| | Trainer's Warehouse, Disclaimer: I am
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| resource for pulling learners immediately
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| | not an advertising agent for these
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| | organizations. I simply report
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| into the presentation without putting
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| | these vendors to aid you in finding the
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| them on the spot with a pointless
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| | materialsFlash Paper
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| activity.In my early days, I performed
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| | Fire effects can be dangerous and as
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| magic at children's birthday parties.
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| | such should be used with extreme caution.
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| Often the children
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| where keyed up and needed to settle down
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| | Nevertheless, fire-based effects are
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| before I could begin. Instead of waiting
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| | effective at capturing learner attention.
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| for them to settle, I would invite them
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| (so that we could "introduce" ourselves
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| | Fortunately for the non-firebug, there
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| to
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| | is Flash Paper. This handy paper, as its
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| each other) to shout their names out as
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| | name
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| loudly as they could. Once they had
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| | implies, burns in an extremely bright
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| shouted
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| | flash. It also burns so quickly that
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| their excess energy out and were ready
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| | there is
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| to focus on the show, I would begin the
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| | little danger from it. Flash Paper is a
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| performance.In a similar fashion, most
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| | great tool for any situation where you
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| movies begin with a prologue that teases
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| | want the
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| the audience
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| | learners to move beyond the past. Simply
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| with fragments of information. The
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| | instruct the participants to write their
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| intent of the prologue is not to begin
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| | negative emotions, complaints, lists of
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| the story,
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| | poor leadership traits, parking lot
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| but rather to stall for time until
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| | issues,
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| everyone is seated, to capture the
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| | situations where they have been "burned"
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| attention of those
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| | by poor customer service or any other
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| already seated and to place the audience
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| | items you want them to discard onto
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| in the proper mood for the story to
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| | individual pieces of Flash Paper. Then
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| follow.Magic, when placed in this
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| | collect
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| kick-off position, functions in a like
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| | the pieces of paper, place them in a
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| manner. It provides
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| | container and destroy the past. The image
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| an interesting way to begin without
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| | of
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| really beginning. The trainees who have
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| | complaints going up in a flash can be a
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| arrived
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| | highly effective method for moving the
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| on time receive extra value while the
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| | discussion forward.Magic Coloring Book
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| late arrivals don't miss critical
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| | The magic coloring book has become a
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| instruction. An
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| | staple in many a trainer's toolbox.
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| introductory magic illusion also
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| | Although
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| captures learner attention, drawing them
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| | there are several versions on the
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| in and
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| | market, the basic trick involves a
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| releasing tension in the process. And,
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| | coloring book
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| if the magic trick you place here
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| | that is displayed with blank pages, then
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| directly
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| | with black and white drawings and finally
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| relates to your content, it will provide
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| your learner with a frame of reference
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| | with the black and white drawings fully
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| for the
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| | colorized. The Magic Coloring Book is
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| content that follows.2. Use magic to
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| | perfect for situations where you want to
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| refocus energy.
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| | demonstrate three different progressive
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| Master magician Sam Sharpe once
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| | phases. For instance, you could recap
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| commented, "People will always pay
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| | the learning that will occur, or has
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| attention so
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| | occurred,
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| long as they are curious. Keep them
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| | with trainee knowledge of the subject
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| guessing and wondering by doing the
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| | progressing from a blank slate to a fully
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| unexpected. Unpredictability is a key
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| factor in holding attention."When
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| | formed image of the subject. Another
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| performing in nightclubs, I often found
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| | usage could be to demonstrate three steps
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| that the audience's attention would
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| | in
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| wander. It's not that those audiences
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| | the process of solving customer service
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| weren't enjoying the show. Rather it was
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| | complaints, from approaching the
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| the
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| | complaint
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| fact that there were more stimuli
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| | with an open mind, to determining what
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| present than the average person could
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| | the customer wants, to delivering a
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| simultaneously absorb. To recapture
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| | solution beyond what the customer
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| wandering attention, I would present a
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| | expected.Needle Through Balloon
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| flashy,
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| | The final magic trick I'd like to
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| attention capturing, illusion. As a
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| | highlight is called the Needle Through
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| result, the patrons would pay closer
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| | Balloon. In
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| attention lest
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| | this illusion, a needle is pushed into a
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| they miss any future illusions.In the
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| | balloon without popping the balloon. The
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| training or classroom, learner focus also
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| | needle is then pulled all the way
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| wanders. Learning can be hard work
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| | through the balloon and removed, but the
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| and any learner, even the most
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| | balloon
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| attentive, will occasionally tune the
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| | stays inflated. Finally, the balloon is
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| trainer out. The
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| | punctured with the same needle. This
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| best defense against a lack of attention
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| | routine
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| is to place the suggestion in the
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| | requires minimal skill while providing
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| learner's
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| | maximum impact. Trainees cannot help
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| mind that paying attention is vital.
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| | themselves from being drawn into the
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| This can sometimes be accomplished with
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| | suspense of the illusion. The Needle
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| the
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| | Through
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| force of the content alone, but
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| | Balloon is applicable for encouraging
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| occasionally the content requires help. A
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| | trainees to overcome artificial barriers,
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| well-placed
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| | to
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| magic trick tied to the subject matter
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| | believe in their own abilities, to solve
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| can help. It suggests that interesting
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| | difficult problems, to focus on
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| things
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| | accomplishing
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| occur in this classroom and that, in
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| | supposedly unobtainable goals, to
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| order catch it all attention is required.
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| | brainstorm new ideas and to believe they
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| In
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| | can
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| addition, when a session is focused and
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| | achieve career success.A secondary use
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| serious, a magic trick can provide some
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| | for the Needle Through Balloon is to
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| levity, much as a steam valve functions
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| | validate the overwhelmed
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| on a pressure cooker, releasing excess
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| | feeling that trainees sometimes feel in
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| tension in a safe and timely manner.3.
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| | the middle of the learning process. I
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| Use magic to illustrate a key point.
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| | simply
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| All magic tricks, to be successful, are
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| | acknowledge to the trainees that their
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| tied to a story. Magicians call it
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| | heads may feel as if they are ready to
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| "patter." Many
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| | explode. Simultaneously, I insert the
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| would-be magicians have discovered to
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| | needle into the balloon. I then assure
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| their sorrow that buying a trick alone is
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| | them that
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| not
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| | they will eventually absorb the
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| enough to make them magicians. As
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| | information successfully and that, unlike
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| magician Dariel Fitzee explained, "The
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| | the balloon,
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| secret is
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| | their head will not "pop."Training Magic
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| NOT important. The ONLY thing that is
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| | I would like to conclude with a word of
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| important is its favorable impression on
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| | caution. As Dariel Frizee stated, the
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| the
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| | trick is
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| majority of the spectators." It is
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| | not important. Nor is the trainer's
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| often the story that leaves that
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| | ability to perform the trick. What is
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| favorable
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| | important is
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| impression.In learning, some of the most
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| | the success the trainees have in
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| effective points are made through
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| | learning the class material. Magic should
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| metaphorical
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| | not be
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| stories. (A metaphor is a figure of
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| | overused. Training is not a magic show.
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| speech where a word, a phrase or an item
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| | Nevertheless, the similarities between
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| from
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| | magicians and trainers are too numerous
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| one context is applied in another
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| | to ignore. For magic does allow ordinary
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| context.) As Peg Neuhauser explained,
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| | people to become wizards in both the
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| "Stories
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| | theater and the classroom. True learning
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| allow a person to feel and see
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| | is
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| information as well as factually
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| | not an illusion but it should be
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| understand it . . .
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| | magical!Visit Lenn on line at
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| because you 'hear' the information
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| | Lenn Millbower, BM, MA, the
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| factually, visually and emotionally, it
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| | Learnertainment(R) Trainer is an expert
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| is more
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| | in applying
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| likely to be imprinted on your brain in
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| | show biz techniques to learning. He is
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| a way that it sticks with you longer,
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| | the author of the ASTD Info-Line, Music
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| with very
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| | as a
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| little effort on your part."Magic
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| | Training Tool, focused on the practical
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| tricks, owing to the importance of patter
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| | application of music to learning; Show
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| for an effective presentation, are
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| | Biz
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| ideally suited for illustrating key
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| | Training, the definitive book on the
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| points through stories. A visual magic
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| | application of entertainment industry
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| trick
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| | techniques to training; Cartoons for
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| combined with patter related directly to
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| | Trainers, a popular collection of 75
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| the point being made is an unbeatable
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| | cartoons for
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| combination. The language in the story
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| | learning; Game Show Themes for Trainers,
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| appeals to the left hemispheric logic
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| | a best-selling CD of original learning
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| circuits
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| | game music; and Training with a Beat:
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| while the illusion and the metaphor it
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| | The Teaching Power of Music, the foremost
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| represents appeals to the holistic right
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| hemisphere. The result is a powerful
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| | book on the application of music to
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| learning tool.4. Use magic to conclude
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| | learning. Lenn is an in-demand speaker,
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| the learning segment.
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| | with
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| The strongest entertainments have fully
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| | successful presentations at ASTD
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| satisfying endings. Before Hollywood
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| | 1999-2005 and SHRM 2006; a creative and
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| releases a new movie, it is common
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| | dynamic instructional designer and
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| practice to screen it for a test
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| | facilitator formally with the Disney
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| audience. If the
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| | University
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| studio discovers that the test audience
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| | and Disney Institute; an accomplished
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| dislikes the ending, the ending gets
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| | arranger-composer skilled in the
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| changed. Many films, including
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| | psychological application of music to
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| Casablanca, Patriot Games, Fatal
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| | learning; a popular comedian, magician
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| Attraction
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| | and
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| and The Bourne Identity have had their
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| | musician; and the president of Offbeat
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| ending altered through this process. The
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| | Training(R), infusing entertainment-based
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| alternative is disappointed moviegoers,
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| bad word of mouth and ultimately, poor
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| | techniques into learning to keep 'em
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| box
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| | awake!
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| office.In show biz, there is an old
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