I decided to take my daughters out to eat. Five minutes after we had been seated, a large man and his four children were seated at the table beside us. Within minutes, the father started chastising his son about the “C” he had received in band on his report card. In a very loud and […]
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At some point in your pageant experience, you are going to be asked questions about politics. A contestant’s level of ignorance (the condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed) is quickly revealed based on her answers about general politics and government. Having been an elected member of council, former mayor of my community, and a
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One of the most common comments you may receive after your pageant interview is that you sounded too rehearsed. The judges can say this in a number of different ways including the words “sounded too coached, memorized, programmed, stiff, fake, pageanty, formal, intellectual, nervous” and the list goes on. It boils down to the fact
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Yes, you read that right. Kids and teens, you can use this four letter word without getting into trouble and get your parents to stop nagging you. Parents, you can use this word to get an answer other than “I don’t know” from your kids when you ask them a question. And wives, you can
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The mark of a good pageant judge is their ability to quickly size things up, be decisive, and score according to what is taking place in the moment. Whether I’m judging a pageant, a show choir competition or interviewing people for a job, I make my decision within the first
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In mastering the pageant interview, you need to ask the director what type of interview style the system uses. There are 5 different types of beauty pageant interview styles: one-on-one interview, panel interview, press conference style (or media) interview, on-stage questions, and talk show style. How to prepare for and have a winning pageant interview
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What is a pageant platform? How do I choose a good pageant platform? Can you give me some pageant platform ideas, examples or topics? A pageant platform is a cause that a contestant chooses to volunteer her time to either bring awareness to, raise money, or implement a program she has created that will help
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With the holidays behind you, it’s time to shift your focus to the year 2011. In last week’s newsletter, I stressed the importance of planning if you want your results in 2011 to be different than 2010; but a plan without action is worthless. Every January 1st, people set all kinds of resolutions with good
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Comparing yourself to other pageant contestants will only end in defeat. When a contestant starts focusing on the other girls (or ladies), the tendency is to compare their own perceived weaknesses to another’s perceived strengths. It’s like comparing an apple to an orange. The two aren’t similar at all. They’re totally different. Which would you
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