Magic with a message was provided by entertainer and corporate trainer Greg Wood in the Battlefords Monday.
Wood was in North Battleford for a Halloween party event at Living Faith Chapel. However, the Battlefords Rotary Club learned he would be in town and Wood agreed to give a presentation to them for free.
Wood is billed as the EnterTrainer. His presentations, which have spanned five continents over 25 years, usually are geared to organizations looking to reduce turnover and increase productivity and profitability.
The Winnipeg-based magician had a lot of tricks up his sleeve during his half-hour presentation to Rotary. These moves involved cards, handkerchiefs, newspapers, ropes and other items.
The tricks were all mixed in as part of his presentation entitled: Erase Your Limits — The Magic of Believing in You.
It was aimed at improving self-esteem.
According to his website, “employees with high self-esteem make better team members, require less time off, and produce more.Those with low self-esteem make more mistakes and generally take fewer risks. The greatest separator between successful and unsuccessful people throughout any stage of life is how they perceive themselves.”
In his presentation Wood combined magic with messages to the audience about how people could be able to achieve their dreams and goals, and improve the way they see themselves.
“Write down 50 good things about you,” said Wood.
“Because you do have value. You are important. And don’t stop until you come up with 50 things, then using that list, come up with the one word that describes who you are. And use that as a North Star as you once again shoot for that dream.”
