Wafflepod Epsiode 2. Bankable, ADHD and the Art of Framing a Moment

Episode two of the WafflePod, and a heads up before you start, this one cuts off abruptly. We forgot to hit record again after a break and lost the last five minutes. You've got the meat of it though.
Me and Toby get properly into it this time. We start on ADHD, why it seems to follow performers and magicians around, whether that's genuine or just the algorithm showing us more of our own kind, and Toby's own experience of trying to get a diagnosis while living the classic pattern of hyperfocus, distraction and deadline panic.
Then we get into the actual craft. Why the first time you perform something new is always going to be rough, and why that's fine. Why perfectionism has to come after performing, not before. And a proper deep dive into Bankable by Eric Stevens, the trick, the gag at the end, and why comedy timing in magic is so often the difference between a trick landing and dying, even when the trick itself is strong. There's a great bit in here about framing a moment, letting a beat breathe before you move on, and why doing too much too fast means an audience never gets to actually enjoy what just happened.
If you do any kind of performing, there's a lot in this one.


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