All About Schmoozing

Series Summary

For centuries magicians have sparked our imaginations and puzzled our intellects with their ingenious illusions and tricks. The tricks we acknowledge as entertaining today were once used to mystify and cheat audiences in a less scientific age. But even though today's audiences know there is no supernatural powers at work, magic is no less baffling or enjoyable. Whether you're simply pulling the proverbial rabbit from the hat, or making the statue of liberty disappear, magic has the power to inspire and amaze.

In this free video series, our expert Ayejaye will teach you all about schmoozing and magic: he'll show you how to do the cockroach trick, how to work the crowd, how to swallow a sword, how to make a ring from a dollar bill and other dollar bill tricks, and how to do the bubbles trick. He will also show you how to schmooze and come bearing gifts, how to do the magic wand trick, and give you tips on how to work with kids. Finally he'll teach you the plastic grape trick and the fortune card trick. Whether you're an accomplished magi, or a common charlatan, this free videos series will help you schmooze your way to the top!

Video Transcript

"Hey, look my names Aye Jaye. Im sorry I dont this is rude but I have to take this call it's hot so I'll get right back, oh, wait a minute i'll call him back later probably the devil for me. Yeah my names Aye Jaye and Im kurney trash thats a fact my father owned the badger state shows in the mid west and uhhh Im iliterate, functionally and I've done very well for myself as you can see and I've done it all by one way and that way was schmoozing. Schmoozing, patching, and not being a mark. It's that simple ok. Everything your gonna see me do today Im gonna be able to get to you. But its a way of life and though some people would say its manipulative. I welcome that because if I had a choice between being manipulated or rude give me the manipulation. But by the way let me say one thing about what I do.. Schmoozers and I wrote the book " The Golden Rule of Schmoozing" Uhh and by the way its read by Penn and Teller two of the sweetest guys in the entire world. But it's everything that I learned on the carnival midway. When you are illiterate and of course functional you have to make it on your wits alone. You know what heres what I found out all schmoozer are more givers than takers Im gonna be talking alot about giving and things that will get you over ima tell you a quick story thats going to be very important to what were doing today. One year at the begining of winter quarters I had to help with stears baby stears. When they drop out of their mom I had to get them all set to go. While I was doing that punching their ear and doing all the things I was doing to them. What I had to do is watch the mother because if she would take her foot and throw dirt back once the second time she would do it I would have to get out of her way because she was gonna knock me over but heres what I did. I would say hey stop that and she would go and they were stiming. Well thats what Im gonna be talking about today. Im gonna show you a way to say to people Hey Stop it and treat me like a human like an equal and that's it. Now let's start schmoozing!"