A MAGICIAN'S BLOG 

"Hi, so we had a couple quick questions. We've never done this before, and my boss saw another magician at a company retreat and was really blown away." That is almost word for word how these calls start. Somebody gets handed the holiday party, usually someone in HR or an office assistant who was never hired to be an event planner but is now planning an event. And here is the part most of them do not know. When you say "we want a magician," you are not describing one thing. Y

And just like that, another end-of-year celebration has rolled around on the calendar. It comes quick every year. You're hanging out by the bar, waiting for colleagues to arrive, maybe you've brought a significant other. The music is good. But you can't help feeling a bit awkward as you hug the bar or the hors d'oeuvres table, not sure what to do. You make polite conversation with the people around you, and even that is short lasted, leaving you right back where you were, loo