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Subject: well said. All this will be moot if your judges aren't trained (click) Author: get on the same page [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 02:23:56 05/31/12 Thu In reply to: idea from another board 's message, "Judges' Orientation" on 15:27:38 05/28/12 Mon trained, talked to, and oriented into the world of pageantry, age differences, and what is considered the bar for your pageant. If they come in with their own ideas, if they have never judged a pageant before, it may be very different than the contestants are trying to show. It's very important to have a great seminar with them before they walk in. Not all "civilians" realize the depth of pageant competition. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Great point. How do you approach judge training? OP 09:58:14 06/09/12 Sat Make a mandatory meeting with all of them where you have some important points highlighted. click so much to say 10:24:53 06/09/12 Sat Using photos and videos as training tools -- for judges and contestants, 14:54:30 06/20/12 Wed yes, if we all knew the ground rules, we wouldn't be mad if we lost. Judges should be clued in as well as contestants. -- good idea, 03:49:39 07/02/12 Mon every judge has got to understand the system's role and goal. They can't go off on a personal tangent -- get on the same page, 02:27:45 07/24/12 Tue