At Spotlight Consulting we have heard an echo from inside the interview rooms in almost every pageant venue.  “Say something!” demand the judges.  “Enough with the canned answers, off-topic rambling, and long awkward silences.  Just say something!”

Most people do not like to be on the spot. It is human nature to become at least a little uncomfortable when what we have to say and how we answer a question is being evaluated. Because of this, many people rehearse answers or become so concerned about the “right” answer that they end up talking in circles and saying nothing at all.

Interviewing and being interviewed is simply another form of communication.  Your interviewers want to get to know you and what you really think and feel about a topic.  There is no “right” answer.  At Spotlight Consulting we believe that interviewing and communicating something of yourself to the judges is more a matter of how and not what. In a short amount of time an interviewer forms an opinion about you based on your appearance, body language, demeanor, mannerisms, and overall physical appearance. So JUST SAY SOMETHING!