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"I've know Christopher since many years, have seen him live in performances and lecturing - and gosh, is he good! I adore his thinking and routining immensely. One of the best pros I've ever seen! If you cannot learn from him, who could help you? He is not only a fantastic performer, but also a great teacher. Get his lecture as soon as possible!" -Jan Forster

"Chris's first Penguin Live lecture is one of the elite few that I refer back to on a regular basis. He gifted us all with the total package -practical advice, brilliant thinking, refined presentations, bullet-proof methods, and entertaining real-world performance footage. If you own that lecture, the "sequel" is a no-brainer. If you don't yet have it, do your yourself a favor and invest in both! I'm confident you won't be disappointed. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a man who has entertained and mystified more audiences than just about anyone else in the business!" -Drew Backenstoss

"Christopher Carter has been performing mentalism professionally longer than pretty much anyone. His style has always ensured his shows are fresh, engaging, and truly entertaining. The methods you're going to learn here are not pipe dreams, this is material that has been refined in front of real audiences for decades! There are very few people I would prefer didn’t do a Penguin lecture because their stuff is too good. Christopher is one of these people. In fact having to write this to tell you that he's amazing is most infuriating.'- Colin McLeod

"Lots of Magicians give strong, creative lectures. Some magicians are busy doing shows for good fees. Only a few performers check both of those boxes. Christopher Carter, I know first-hand, is in that elite group."- Ken Weber

"Christopher Carter can do it all. His college shows are legend, his stage act uncanny. As a writer he can script the most brilliant shows. His inventiveness provides a lesson for all mentalists. His work ethic is untouchable, his humor is gentle. If you can learn anything from this true giant of modern mentalism, I promise it can help your career or show. I am proud to have learned from him.....but I can never duplicate his focus and inventiveness."- Marc Salem

"Christopher Carter is one of my favorite inventors in modern mentalism. His material is among the very bet of its kind in the word—clear, direct, imaginative, hard hitting—and in the heat and pressure of several thousand live performances it has been forced into something of uncommon strength and power. I will remember the first time I saw him for the rest of my life and the more I learn about his work the more amazing it becomes. I would travel more-or-less any distance to hear him discuss his material and will be watching and studying this lecture again and again."–Nate Staniforth

"Christopher Carter is one of the busiest mentalists working today, and there’s a good reason for that. When creating his material he leaves no stone unturned. Every single step has been meticulously thought out for maximum impact. Any time I can learn from Chris I jump at the chance, because I know what he has to offer will be gold."– Eric Dittelman

What will he teach?

Memories- Five audience members merely think of memories from their past, the mentalist divines them in detail. At no time do the audience members write down their thoughts or speak them to anyone.

Key-Know Revisited- A streamlined handling of T.A. Waters under-appreciated gem, Key-Know, along with a powerful presentation.

Paintball Roulette- A fun and suspenseful Russian Roulette with ungimmicked paintball guns. A staple of Christopher’s College shows for many years.

The Story of Jack Spade, New Age Detective- Not mentalism, but mentalism adjacent. A mind-reader’s take on the classic story deck, Diamond Jack.

Telepathy in the Parlor- A startling telepathic routine involving the entire audience. One audience member chooses a single individual from among the entire audience whose mind the mentalist should read. The mentalist then reveals that person’s innermost thoughts, and finally reveals that he had predicted exactly who would be selected to be his target.

GeoPsycho- A drawing duplication in which the drawing is never written down. It exists only in the mind of the spectator, yet the mentalist duplicates the thought-of drawing.

Who is he?

For almost 30 years, Christopher has been one of the busiest working mentalists in the United States. He has appeared at over 3500 college campuses and well over 1000 corporate events. He has been awarded Entertainer of the Year, Best Live Novelty Act, Best Performing Artist, and Best Male Artist by Campus Activities Magazine, and was the only performer to ever sweep all of the major awards in a single year. He has been awarded the Milbourne Christopher Award in Mentalism by the Milbourne Christopher Foundation, and the Dunninger Award by the Psychic Entertainers Association.
His material is noted for being direct, hard-hitting and fun.

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Master Class in Showmanship Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 31st, 2022
Christopher Carter is a Monster Showman, and this lecture a Master Class in how to present an incredibly entertaining mind reading show.

There aren't that many full-time mentalists, and some are actually quite boring. Christopher Carter is a shining example of a super-pro who has worked at, developed, refined and perfected the art of interesting, exciting and entertaining performance. He exudes energy and charisma, and his presentation is fine-tuned and flawless.

Study this lecture, as well as his first, not for the effects, but to watch a highly polished, super pro in action. Christopher Carter may be the Gil Eagles of our generation.

Highest recommendation possible.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 4th, 2022
"Telepathy in the parlor" is worth many times the price of admission for this lecture. This routine involves the entire audience writing down information on cards, one audience member selecting one of those cards (and sitting on it), then the mind reader revealing information written on the card - and who wrote it. Very cool effect. A mini Q&A style routine.

The entire lecture is just great. I enjoyed all of the effects, and the reactions from the audience were very strong. I like how, at times, Penguin showed both Christopher on stage and the audience via picture-in-picture. That was awesome.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 30th, 2022
There’s no one who does it better than Chris. I loved his first lecture.
So many times the second is a disappointment—but not this one. Great stuff,enthusiasm and great likeability. Too many mindreaders challenge the audience. Chris flatters them and they love him for it.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 29th, 2022
Long story short...excellent lecture & worth every penny!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 31st, 2022
What a treat!

Surefire mental miracles for close-up, parlor, and stage.

Practical methods for pulling off the impossible.

Learn how a consummate professional structures effects for maximum impact.

No preshow. No risky peeks. No memorization. No difficult sleights. Just solid mentalism.

My favorites:

* A Devilish, Breakthrough Method for Koran's Medallion.
* Telepathy in the Parlor - more than just mind reading. It will leave audiences speechless.
* Memories - a super clean mind reading effect - and nothing is ever written down. Just thoughts.
* Drawing Dupe - so clean.

You'll learn tricks - and you'll learn how to elevate those tricks into reputation-making miracles.

I was so impressed by Christopher Carter's previous lecture I jumped on this one. Do yourself a favor and add to cart now.

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 14th, 2022
Bought one & love it & that goes again for two. Wonderful effects to put in a show as well as an interesting creative narrative of how it all comes to fruition. It's in my top 10 of all time. Thank you for all of your work Mr. Carter!
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Tremendous Stuff here. Really high level Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 6th, 2022
I love this lecture. I love this lecture just a handful of months after seeing some of the same effects lectured by Chris at Magic Live. Do not let that discourage you, because there are some really great added nuances and effects on top of some of the stuff you may have seen at live (i.e the opener version of memories).
There are some real keepers and real thinkers in here. Stuff that you'll really be able to take the concept of and apply to other routines.
In fact, there are 2-3 things that I plan to pull apart from this lecture and put together for something completely different, and I'm so thankful for this!

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 30th, 2022
Definitely get Chris Carter’s first lecture. This one was a letdown. It’s comprised of bits he “dusted off” (ie no longer performs), none of which felt like a good fit for me. He expresses in both lectures that the only real trick in mentalism is Q&A, so one wishes he’d talk about that.

Memories- requires an audience that does not know each other, a classic magic prop, and 50 novelty scrabble tiles from Etsy.

Key-Know- I liked this, but it requires you to wear a jacket, as well as a (different) classic magic prop.

Paintball- requires the guns, and a preshow chat with whomever is shooting at you.

Jack Spade- is a card trick.

Telepathy/ GeoPsycho- are two tricks using the same method, which involves a card force and another prop. It feels less hands-off than other methods of ascertaining the same information.

Certainly get his first lecture- this one feels less necessary.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 16th, 2022
Another great lecture from Chris. It doesn't get much better than this. A must purchase if you want to improve your paid act.
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Carter Wins Again Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 19th, 2022
This is easily the second best lecture on Penguin. The best, of course, being Christopher Carter's first Penguin Live lecture. But he knocks it out of the ballpark again with #2.

The effects are great, the methods are solid, but the real treasure is Carter's understanding of dramatic structure and audience engagement. His show as a whole is very well thought out with each effect having a reason for its placement. His scripting and blocking have been streamlined to perfection and every possible contingency has been considered and addressed.

Even if you end up performing none of these effects, just understanding Carter's theories and philosophies will make any performer, regardless of skill or genre, a much better performer. His lectures are a master class in taking simple methods and utilities and adding layer upon layer to craft outstanding show pieces.

Highly recommend.
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