Q: When you’re just starting out, don’t expect to work a corporate event with 500 people. You’ll have to start with the people you know, such as your friends, family, or acquaintances. Performing in front of a smaller, more intimate audience will make you more comfortable when it’s time to get in front of crowds of strangers. It can take time to build up enough skills to get work this way. Make sure that you’re really ready when you start performing for an audience and you’ll raise your chances of getting noticed. Some magicians like to work as street performers and to try their tricks out in front of random crowds. Your only pay will be whatever people throw into your magician’s hat, and you may be faced with some tough audiences. However, this is a great way to build up nerves of steel and to get more comfortable in front of anything an audience throws your way.  If you choose to go this route, then make sure you’re not taking over another magician or street performer’s location. People are pretty touchy about their territory and you don’t want to get into a conflict. Also make sure that you’re legally allowed to perform in the area that you choose to set up in. If you really want to build up a reputation as a magician, then you have to market yourself. Make a professional-looking business card, take your career to social media, and make a professional-looking website. This will help people learn more about you when they’re looking to hire a magician for an event.  Give out your business card as often as you can. Stop by local magic shops and ask if they need anyone to perform or if you can leave your business card with them. As you build a following, you can start working at real gigs: kids’ birthday parties, hospitals, churches, adult birthday parties, or really anything you can get your hands on. This will be a great way of cutting your teeth in the world of magic and getting a sense of what kind of audience you really want to perform for and what audiences you like best.  This can help you discover what kind of a magician you want to be. For example, maybe you’ll see that you like exclusively performing for adults or only children. Be prepared to do this for a while. It can take years to rise above this level. Find small gigs by, for example, performing at a comedy and magic open mic. Ask around in the audience after the show to see if any of the patrons would be interested in hiring you to perform magic. After the open mic, you can also talk to visiting professional magicians and ask if they know of any upcoming gigs. Once you’ve been around a while, you’ll start to attend events for magicians and will work bigger gigs. You’ll hopefully already have some contacts in the magic world from your previous gigs and from when you asked professionals for help. Continue to attend as many events as you can and promote yourself. The more contacts you make, the more likely you’ll be to find work. If you make networking a priority, then you’ll be more likely to meet a manager or an agent. If you want to be a masterful magician and to be in touch with magicians in your area and worldwide, then you should join a magic club so you can see what the latest magicians are working on and continue to hone your craft.  Some of the most reputable clubs include The International Brotherhood of Magicians and The Society of American Magicians. You can also join the online club, The Magic Classroom. You can enroll the join these clubs online, although magic clubs typically require a fee. For example, it costs $65 USD annually to join The Society of American Magicians. An agent or a manger can be the key to a magician’s success. If you want to really make it as a magician, then you may need a manager who will help you find more work, promote you, and keep the work coming. You can continue to work independently, but these people can be valuable for your career. An agent can be useful in this regard too, but they may get up to 15-20% of the commission for the gigs that they can find you. If you’ve marketed yourself and have worked enough gigs, then you may have been lucky enough to make magic a full-time job. Still, if you have made it to the big leagues, then here are some of the events you may work:  Corporate functions Country clubs Upscale charity fundraisers High end private events, such as anniversaries, elegant children’s parties, or holiday parties.
A: Start performing for friends and acquaintances. Take your act to the streets. Market yourself in your local community. Work small gigs at first. Network with other professional magicians. Join a magic club. Get a manager or an agent. Perform as a magician as your full-time job.

Q: Stand or sit comfortably, then extend your left arm out in front of you at shoulder-height. Relax your fingers and turn your palm toward the floor. Maintain good posture and keep your head in a neutral, forward-facing position. Take a few minutes every hour or so to do flexion and extension stretches. Stretching can feel good if you need to crack your wrists, but it's also wise to stretch them routinely. It's especially important to stretch your wrists and other parts of your body if you work at a desk job or type a lot.
A: Extend your left arm straight out in front of you at shoulder-height. Take regular stretch breaks at work to prevent wrist pain.

Q: It takes only a few minutes to prepare the roast for cooking, so preheat the oven before you get started. Choose a metal, glass or ceramic pan that's just large enough to hold the entire leg of lamb. If you're roasting the lamb with vegetables, it's fine to use a slightly larger roasting pan. Place the garlic, rosemary leaves, salt, pepper, and lemon zest in a bowl. Pour in the olive oil and mix well. Rub the mixture all over the leg of lamb.  If the mixture seems dry, add a bit more olive oil. You need enough of the rub to cover the entire leg of lamb. Make sure to cover the entire surface of the meat, so that each part cooks evenly and has great flavor. Arrange them around the leg of lamb in a single layer, so that the vegetables cook evenly. As they cook, they'll absorb juices that run off the meat.  Don't pile vegetables up the sides of the leg of lamb, since this may cause the lamb to cook unevenly. If you use russet potatoes, you might want to parboil them first to make sure they cook all the way through. Peel the potatoes and chop them coarsely. Bring a pot of water to a boil and boil the potatoes for 10 minutes, until they are halfway tender. Add them to the roasting pan when the meat is ready to cook.
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Preheat the oven to 400 °F (204 °C). Place the leg of lamb in a roasting pan. Rub the lamb with herbs, spices and oil. If you're roasting vegetables, add them to the roasting pan.