Roar

I think

a good way

to distract your audience

while doing a magic trick

(and I've heard distraction is the key to magic)

would be to yell

"OH MY GOD! A MOUNTAIN LION!"

and point towards the back of the room.

You'd get half the people to turn around

immediately.

The other half

would come around

once the mountain lion

started attacking people.

Then you could do your trick!

Ta-Daaaa!