whats patter?



newbie question....yeah i know.




-Dan

You're not working a restaurant, are you?

Patter is the talking that you do during a routine. It is used to increase the enjoyment of the routine (unless you are David Blaine) and also to aid in misdirection as well a direction.

Patter basiacally means talking. It can be anything really but its usually a story or something which go's along with a routine which gives it purpose and makes it more interesting.

An example would be going up to a stranger on a street with an invisible deck and talking about having a dream about them last night that they'd pick a certain card, getting them to name it and then revealing it (bad example I know)

Be careful though about how you phrase the "I had a dream about you last night," if they are of the same sex.

Some tricks, such as Color Monte, require a certain patter line (story). Others are best done not talking at all (most linking rings routines). Sometimes, patter is used as misdirection, as in Paperclipped, where Jay Sankey asks a math question to distract the audience for a second while he does the secret move.

Patter can improve or kill any trick. Use it sparingly, like spices in cooking. Never say anything while performing that is not required to improve the effect. (Of course, that's different for different people and effects. A comedy routine may well require cracking some one-liners and puns that would not improve a straight routine.) Avoid stating the obvious: "I am now removing this perfectly ordinary deck of cards from the box." Yeah, we can all see that. Don't babble. Don't use words to run over dramatic pauses in the routine.

Robert V Frazier

P.S. If you want to use the "dream" line about the Invisible Deck, I'd advise saying, "I had a dream, and I saw this one card, and it was really huge. I thought it might mean something, so I got out a deck of cards when I woke up, found that card, and reversed it in the deck. What did you say the card was that you're thinking of?" They tell you. "You're not going to believe this, but . . ." and reveal the face-down card.

Now I wonder why balducci thought you were a girl ?!? maybe he liked you!

lol Just Kidding!!!!

LOL. Lets not get too deep here. I never liked Freud that much anyway.

scarry thought though....is'nt it?

Nothin'. What's the patter with you?

Patter - Talking About something related to the tricks you performing or some other stuff to misdirect the spects and etc. Sometime a story or a joke.

Patter: be the sound of tiny foot.

Patter: Something they say during baseball games.

"Hey patter patter patter....."

Hey wait a minute! Now I realize why my team always called me an idiot and stuck me out in right field!

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Well Banana234,

That was certainly a helpful and encouraging post........NOT!

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