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Show Toastmistress Tip Tells How To Lessen Tension When the reunion season Is on the mistress of ceremonies Is ea ths spot. What typs ef womsn mskss ths best mistress of ceremonies? A rather large one, ssys Alma Kitehell. who has been mistress ef ceremonies on hundreds of occasions, occa-sions, many of them radio programs. pro-grams. Shs aaye a big womaa can command com-mand and hold attention more easily than a small ens. And she must be gracious, have a good carriage and nice poeture. Miss Kitehell has several pointers point-ers for hsr: 8be should relax completely before be-fore the program begins. It ahe'a aeated at a banquet table ehe caa pretend ahe'a dropped her handkerchief. hand-kerchief. Then shs caa bend ever slowly and pick it up. That will break the tension at the csntsr of the nervee just below the waist-line waist-line In back. Whoa she stands to start the ball rolling aha may tap her water glass to gst attsntlon. Thsa she should slowly count to 10. te hersslf, brsathe deeply three or four times, all ths tlms casually looking around at ths psopls seated in front of her. The white spscs around an ad-vsrtissmsnt ad-vsrtissmsnt seta it off, doecn't it?" Misa Kitehell asks. "Well, a spacs of silsncs sets off what you have to say." Whan ths mistress of ceremonies starts to apeak shs msy pretend she's talking to two or three friends to achieve the friendly, Informal attitude moat successful mlstressse of ceremonies have. What about seating arrangements and the order of the program? The mistress of ceremonies sits In ths middle, the guest ef honor at her right Others at the table are placed In accordance with their importance. Exceptions to that nils are made, of course. A close friend at the gueet of honor, for example, may be placed beside her. The least important speakers come first, the moat Important laat so that ths program will work up to a climax. It la the "rankset disceurtssy," says Miss Kitehell, te 1st ths program pro-gram begin before ths meal is ever. |