Mentalism, Incorporated

A Guide to Performing Mentalism for Corporate Audiences

2002
Written by Chuck Hickok
Work of Chuck Hickok
184 pages (Hardcover), published by Developmental Productions Press
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
22 entries
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Chuck Hickok Acknowledgements
iii
Chuck Hickok Deidcation
v
Barrie Richardson Foreword
1
Chuck Hickok Introduction
5
Chuck Hickok My Journey Toward Performing
7
Chuck Hickok Entertainment and Mentalism for Corporate Audiences
11
Chuck Hickok Eight Guidelines for Performing Mentalism to Corporate Audiences Guideline One: A Unifying Theme
Guideline Two: Believability
Guideline Three: Exclusivity
Guideline Four: Increasing Impossibility
Guideline Five: Multiple Moments of Amazement
Guideline Six: Innocent or Natural Props
Guideline Seven: Maximum Impact
Guideline Eight: A Likeable Persona
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Chuck Hickok Three Kinds of Pre-Show Work on pre-show and preparations before a gig
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Chuck Hickok My Opener: Einstein's Demise
Related to 51
Chuck Hickok Demonstration Two: Triple Influence prediction of brand of a gum, postcard and line on newspaper article, on a a banner
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Vibrations, Chuck Hickock
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Chuck Hickok Demonstration Three: People Reading Plus five people draw something on cardboard
Inspired by 81
Chuck Hickok Demonstration Four: Books Galore using multiple books, different gaffed verisons
Related to 87
Chuck Hickok Demonstration Five: Anything Can Be Learned spectator divines symbol, number and word from other spectator, dotted information
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Chuck Hickok My Closer: Final Forecast prediction of multiple information to close show, in an envelope
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Chuck Hickok Hickok's Way-Ahead Envelope strategy for predictions in multiple envelopes
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Chuck Hickok My Disclaimer
135
Chuck Hickok Three Bonus Demonstrations chapter intro
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Chuck Hickok Bonus Demonstration One: Learning the Almost Impossible teaching the audience to say the alphabet backwards in five minutes
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Chuck Hickok Bonus Demonstration Two: State of Mind flashcards with names of US states, one is named and on the back is name of spectator, different names on other cards
Inspired by 148
Chuck Hickok Bonus Demonstration Three: Mega-Memory Miracle memorizing sets of mixed design / picture cards
Inspired by
  • Bob Cassidy's "Memorized Deck Routine" in "The Art of Mentalism II"
Related to 		159
Chuck Hickok Mega Memory Kicker cards which were not used are named, with picture / design cards
Related to 170
Chuck Hickok Appendix
  • Confirmation Letter
  • Presentation Requirements
  • Introduction
  • Checklist
  • "Einstein's Demise" Handout
  • "Learning the Almost Impossible" Handout
  • Certificate
  • Books and Supplies
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