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Erika Leigh Kruse, Esq. is a practicing attorney, a law school professor, photographer, and former pageant finalist. For over nine years, she has offered her expertise and training on how to master the skills necessary to obtain the job you want, the college you'd like to attend, and winning the pageant title of a lifetime.
Her background in education, combined with professional and pageant experience makes the perfect combination for the highest quality personal instruction. She has been a pageant finalist, and has served as a pageant competition judge, including the Maine Junior Miss and Rhode Island Junior Miss Scholarship Programs.
She has developed a training program that yields proven results. An expert at interview techniques, pageant preparation, public speaking and image consultation, Erika offers personalized training on how to improve your presentation and convey the most compelling message. Many coaches concentrate purely on general concepts and theories, but we offer hands-on, practical knowledge combined with theory and technique that you can, and will, actually use.
Moreover, unlike many other pageant coaches, Erika has personal experience as a former pageant finalist and can counsel you on maintaining your focus and confidence not only during the interview, but during the entire competition process
Coaching clients of all ages, and from across the country, her instruction and expertise is individually tailored to each client and to each client’s personal goal. You may have the ability, talent, appearance and intelligence, but whether you know how to convey those qualities in the most effective and convincing way is what really matters. There are some other consultants and coaches, but no one else has the professional credentials, teaching experience, instruction skills and personal experience that PageantPrep can offer you.
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Who I'd like to meet: The reality is, in most pageants -- interview now counts more than any other portion of pageant competition. It's the FIRST TIME the judges see you, and the time when judges make their choice about whom to watch later on the competition stage. It's also the portion of the pageant that most people feel the most nervous about - with good reason.
In terms of percentage breakdown, in some pageants interview is sometimes worth twice as much as evening gown - but you wouldn't hesitate to spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on your personal training or your evening gown! When it comes to interview however, most contestants go into it with little or no preparation. That's a high risk strategy that almost guarantees a loss. You owe it to yourself to go into the interview portion with the same kind of time, effort, and excellence that you spend on your appearance.
Erika can help any contestant project a winning attitude and feel more prepared and confident, particularly in the interview portion of competition. While many coaches talk about conceptual approaches to interview, Erika gives you concrete, practical instruction combined with technique and theory, that you can, and will, actually use. Moreover, unlike many other coaches, Erika has personal experience as a former pageant finalist and can counsel you on maintaining your focus and confidence not only during interview, but during the entire competition process. She can also provide guidance for personal appearances and public speaking engagements before, during and after your pageant competition.
While interview is her specialty, Erika provides everything from headshots and image consultation, to assistance with fitness, swimsuit, talent, evening gown selections, and 'optional' competitions. Knowledgeable about all facets of pageant preparation, Erika's training experience has been utilized extensively in the Miss America Organization, the Miss USA Pageant system, America's Junior Miss Program, and National American Miss Pageant system. Pageant training typically begins six to eight weeks in advance of the pageant unless special circumstances exist.
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