Article: Decide if you want an exhibition or fundraising show. Decide on the kind of performances you are looking for and if it will be a competition. Once you have decided, then you can choose the appropriate venue and staff.  If the show is a competition, decide on the rewards for the winners. Make a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place with tiered awards. Consider making a winner for each performance category. Create a judging criteria. If you have judges, create categories and a point system. For example, 20 points for originality, 20 points for costume, etc. Create penalties for exceeding the time limit to keep the competition fair. The budget is the lifeline of your show. You will have to host your show at a venue, advertise for it, and buy supplies. Determine the size of your show and how large the budget needs to be to make it successful.  Find sponsors to help raise money to host the show and provide awards.  Application fees and ticket sales will help pay back your initial expenses. Set a spending limit for each show category such as advertising and rental fees. Assemble a group of community members - such as parents, local business owners, and teachers - and form a committee. This committee will help plan, promote, and organize the talent show.  An organizational committee will not only help take the pressure off of you, but will also give you support in emergencies. Designate a treasurer to keep track of your budget and expenses. Think about the size of your show. You want to be able to accommodate the size of your audience. If the show is small and the performers require minimal technical assistance, then a small meeting hall is the best. Larger halls require more advanced technical setups with PA systems.  Find a local school or theater to host the event. If you work with a place that already has the venue, contact the person in charge of its schedule. Remember your audience. Depending on the venue you choose, you will have the provide adequate seating. If you choose an empty hall, for instance, you have the choice to set up rows of folding chairs or tables for the audience to sit. Set your date as soon as possible. You want to make sure your venue is available and secure it. Plan your date around other major events the show’s participants might have. For instance, if your show is full of students, then you want to plan around tests. You will need people who are not performing or judging to help run the show. You will need stagehands and a stage manager, sound and light operators, and judges (if it is competitive) at the very least. Recruit people in the community who want to help but do not want to perform.  It’s important to think about every aspect of your show. You will need people to set-up, run the show, attend to the audience, and clean up. Host a tech training day. Some people without technical experience may wish to help with the technical aspects of the show. Holding a technical training day will help them gain experience and be able to help run your talent show.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Choose the type of talent show you want. Create a budget. Create an organizational committee. Choose a venue. Set your date. Create a support staff.
Article: In the rush of creating and posting the website, it’s possible that some live content contains errors or is improperly coded. Fix any errors that you spot, including relatively minor issues: missing or incorrect punctuation, typos within copy, or spelling errors. Larger errors include: improper formatting, unreadable content, misspelling the company name, etc. If your company has a copy editor on staff, ask them to read through each of the website’s pages and let you know about any grammatical or mechanical errors. Search-engine optimization (SEO) will help ensure that your website shows up on the first page of search-engine results when users search for terms similar to those your site uses. You can increase your site’s SEO by including keywords related to your business or products in website copy.  Also increase your website’s SEO by ensuring that the site is easily navigable and efficient. Make sure that no pages display a “404” error.  A quick rule of thumb is that a website with around 2,500 words total will perform well in Google searches. Depending on the nature of your website, it may contain a wide variety of types of content. Regardless, it’s important to keep content up-to-date, or users will find your website dull and useless. Over time, you can also go through and improve web content: things like page layout, navigation bars, and links to social media pages should all be apparent and user-friendly.  For example, if you’re managing a commercial website which sells a product to consumers, you’ll need to update the website with details about new products, new promotions or sales, or any recalls for faulty products. If your website isn’t commercial, but provides news or blog-like opinion pieces, you’ll need to regularly update content. Add new articles or opinion posts at least weekly, so that users don’t become bored with the site.
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Perform monthly site-wide content checks. Increase the site’s search-engine optimization. Add and improve web content.
Article: You can use an old or thrifted frame, or a brand new one. Choose a non-stretch woven fabric in the print of your choice. The fabric should be slightly larger than the frame itself. Pick a frame that comes with turn buttons or tabs on the back. Turn buttons are those little swiveling pieces that hold the backing in place. Measure the dimensions of the frame opening with a ruler. With a pencil, draw out a rectangle with matching dimensions onto a piece of cardboard or plywood. If you’re using cardboard, cut it out with scissors or a blade. For plywood, you’ll need to use a jigsaw or table saw. It might be a little quicker to carefully trace the glass panel or the frame backing onto the cardboard or plywood, rather than marking out the measurements with a ruler. With the fabric face-down on your work surface, place the cardboard or plywood panel down on to the center of the fabric. Wrap each edge of fabric around the edge of the panel, and staple or glue it in place.  Make sure your fabric is arranged smoothly around the front of the panel since this is what you’ll see. Pull the fabric taut and smooth out any bubbles as you go. You can also check the front to make sure it’s staying smooth. Place the fabric-covered panel into the frame opening, with the raw edges facing the back of the frame. Press down the existing tabs or swivel the turnbuttons to hold the panel in place.
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Get a frame and a piece of fabric that you want to display. Cut a panel of stiff cardboard or plywood to fit within the frame’s opening. Staple the fabric around the outside edges of the panel. Insert the fabric panel into the frame opening and secure it.