The Professional Mentalist's Officers Manual by Richard Osterlind. (Instant Download)
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Elevate Your Mentalism Mastery
Welcome to the advanced echelons of professional mentalism. Building upon the foundational success of The Professional Mentalist's Field Manual, acclaimed worldwide for its practical insights, Richard Osterlind now presents The Professional Mentalist's Officers Manual. This essential volume takes your training to an unprecedented level, offering even more valuable and critical rules of engagement for the discerning working mentalist. It's designed for those ready to move beyond basic performance and truly command their stage and career.
Unveiling Advanced Professional Strategies
This comprehensive guide delves deep into the nuances of a successful mentalism career, addressing topics rarely discussed with such candor. Learn how to meticulously plan your show to eliminate risks, understand the paramount importance of taking ownership of challenges, and develop the mental fortitude required for the demanding world of show business. Discover the secrets to maintaining unwavering consistency in your performances, cultivating a unique professional identity, and navigating the complexities of corporate events. The manual also provides crucial advice on appropriate social media conduct, understanding your profound effect on the audience, and mastering the art of acting like a truly authentic mentalist, always selecting the right effect for the perfect occasion. Avoid common pitfalls and ensure a long, distinguished career.
Practical Tools for Unwavering Professionalism
Structured in the same engaging 'Army Manual' format as its predecessor, The Professional Mentalist's Officers Manual isn't just a book of theory; it's a hands-on training tool. Each chapter includes dedicated worksheets, designed to actively help you integrate these powerful concepts and dramatically improve your overall professionalism. Chapter 17 alone offers 40 invaluable tips for mentalists, a section many performers consider worth the entire price of admission. The foreword, penned by best-selling author Louis Del Monte – a distinguished physicist, writer, keynote speaker, and CEO with over 30 years of leadership experience at IBM and Honeywell – provides a truly insightful and authoritative introduction, underscoring the profound wisdom contained within these pages.
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Welcome to the higher ranks of mentalism!
The Professional Mentalist's Field Manual has become one of our most popular offerings with mentalists worldwide. Its practical advice for professionals has been called invaluable for the working performer!
Now we have taken this training one step further with The Professional Mentalist's Officers Manual! This volume picks up where the first left off with even more valuable and hard-hitting rules of engagement for the working mentalist. Here are just a few of the topics covered:
- How to not take chances with your show
- Why problems are always your fault and what you have to do to avoid them
- Why you have to be tough
- Things are not always so nice in show business
- How to show consistency in your show.
- Why you are the only one
- What is appropriate at the corporate level
- How to act on social media
- How you affect your audience
- The secret of acting like a real mentalist
- The right effect for the right occasion
- How not to dig holes for yourself
And much more...!
Chapter 17, with 40 tips for mentalists, is worth the price of the book alone!
The Professional Mentalist's Officers Manual is presented in the same format as the original, with the same "Army Manual" look and feel along with worksheets for each chapter to help you improve your overall professionalism as a mentalist.
The foreword is written by best-selling author, Louis Del Monte, physicist, writer, keynote speaker, and CEO of Del Monte & Associates, Inc. Before that, he was a leader in the development of microelectronics for IBM and Honeywell for over 30 years with hundreds of employees under him in the corporate world. He knows his stuff and his introductory words form a valuable contribution to this book
