
Let’s say they pick the guitar sitting in the corner of the room. Upon their departure, explain to the rest of your group that you would like them to nominate any random object (that everyone can see) for this volunteer to identify when they return. Announce that you would like one person – a colleague, or one of your group members – to leave the area so that they can not see or hear what is about to transpire. Gather your group and seat them comfortably – they could be there for a while. This ‘black magic’ exercise can be so much fun and will fill many idle minutes of your program.


Invite a volunteer to step out of the room.Later, gather your group including the mind-reader.In advance, secretly explain to one person (referred to as the mind-reader) a unique system behind your trick, eg the object after you point at something that is black will be the nominated object.
