This book is a MUST to every magician who considers himself as a professional.
I've read HENNING NELMS / DARIEL FITZKEE and many other theoretical books,
And this one with no doubt takes them by far.
Read it once – and imply with a marker, and then read it again – and again!!!
My entertainment skills grew immensely regard to this book.

Itai pinki
Israel

Maximum Entertainment should be required reading material for any aspiring magician. Very insightful and thought provoking.If you are serious about becoming a better magician you should definitely pick up this book. It covers everything from scripting and rehearsing to developing your voice and language skills. I can not recommend it enough.

Ken Weber does a fantastic job of explaining the proper techniques for presenting magic. Although this book is geared more toward the stage performer, many of the concepts within this book can be applied to the stage as well. He discusses topics ranging from scripting and rehearsing, generating better reactions, your appearance, stage lighting and sound, and dealing with spectators. I have read many, many books on presentation, and Maximum Entertainment is by far the best one I have ever read.

This is THE book to have on presentation, entertaining and simply creating a streamlined magic performance. This book changed the way I look at magic and performing. Ken Weber packs this book full of valuable insights, suggestions, example and tips. Instead of performing at a magic trick, I now try to create a story and reason for what I am doing. Suggestions on look, practice, videotaping, scripting and more are what make this book priceless. The line that sticks out goes something like this: “amateur magicians perform many tricks for the same audience. The professional magician performs a few tricks for many audiences.” I only wish I purchased it sooner. I highly recommend this book.

There is nothing bad to say about this book. Every line is worth 100 x is weight in gold. There are no magic tricks to be found in this book but it will make every other effect that you do have a billion times better. Its what makes good magic, great magic.

Seriously, if you perform magic, you have to own this book. And that is not a suggestion, its a demand.

-Craig

So first off, I want to mention that I've read Strong Magic and Designing Miracles by Darwin Ortiz prior to reading this book. This book is an excellent complement to those two.

Mr. Weber's book is different in the fact that the focus is on presentation. Much of this is food for thought in making you a better ENTERTAINER. The assumption is that you have your technique down. I think of this book as more a collection of thought-provoking essays than a how-to.

Though there are bits of advice all over (how to critique yourself, what patter mistakes you should avoid, how you should dress), the most I got out of it was....WHY SHOULD YOUR AUDIENCE CARE? Is it a puzzle, a trick, or something astonishing?

I'd highly recommend this to those who want to really become entertaining and not just amuse other magicians.

If you worked a little bit as a magician, you'll recognize that this book is truly amazing. It will improve the skills you already had and learn you SO MUCH about all the skills you should have.
Great details on everything: way of working, (scripting rehearsing etc) environment settings, EVERYTHING.

It's one of the best books I have in ,magic

in this type of book were its not about learning tricks but the concept of magic and how to deliver it and how to improve your craft I can almost say this one book its perfect...I wont say its perfect because there’s some one that may be writing a better book that this but till now I consider this one the best...it delivers and each page its full of things that make you think no fillers , its magical to have writers like this ,there’s books that cover this same subject and so " Jay Sankeys Beyond Secrets" I think its the only one closes to achieving this, but Ken Weber really hit all the points all the time .great book. If your into magic ,mentalist and you want to improve and last in this business read it .

This is one of those books that should be in everyones toolbox. We've all read and generally understand that the real magic is not in the moves or mechanics of an effect but rather in the presentation. Mr. Weber makes this point vividly and helps provide a methodology and more importantly a mindset on how to get there. Buy it, read it, read it again and apply it. This is a can't miss.

Almost EVERY sentence in this book you can say by itself and magicians and mentalist would understand what you are saying... By this, I mean, it is that simple...follow what Ken Weber is writing and you show will be AWESOME!

If you are a working pro or plan on being one then I highly recommemd this. Even if you are a hobbiest who only does one show a year, please read this book.

Ken is very blunt with what he says in this book, but he knows what he is saying and knows how to say it in a way that it all fits together!

If you want to maximize your crowd reaction, make a memorial moment, or dent in someones life when performing...then maximize your entertainment by reading maximum entertainment!