A few years ago, in San José, I saw Joshua Jay lecture and he gave a nice tip about how to look natural while palming a card. I won't tip it here (email me if you're dying to know) but I will tell you how to discover it for yourself.
Watch the weather person your local TV news. Study how they gesture and how their arms and hands come to rest when they've finished. Their gestures are natural and motivated, but not scripted like you'd see in a drama. (More-so with real meteorologists as opposed to weather-readers.) They're also standing, like many magicians, which makes their motions even more applicable.
Watch closely enough, and you'll discover the secret to unnatural naturalness, and probably a few other tips, too.
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So you have me stumped and I do not know how to email you. Please let me in on the gesturing tip. This I find to be rather intriguing.
Posted by: Aubrey T | February 26, 2008 at 06:27 PM