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Follow These 5 Steps To Planning a Perfect Award Ceremony
Although planning an award ceremony takes a lot of planning and plenty of creativity, there are a few basic steps to get you through the process. The perfect award ceremony is one built on a solid foundation with lots of entertainment, uniqueness, and focus on the awards themselves.
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Cleaning Your Trophy: What's Safe and What's Not
Whether you're displaying a lifetime of trophies and awards on your walls or storing some academic medals under your bed, it's imperative that you take care of them.
Cleaning your trophy isn't difficult so long as you know what to do and which products to use. Continue ...
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Make a Speech, Make a Speech! 5 Key Tips To Presenting a Trophy Award
Presenting a trophy award and need to make a speech! We've got you covered.
With about 80% of the population getting at least a little anxious before public speaking, it's no wonder we want to get it right. This is especially true if you're presenting an award that's ...
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Gag Gifts: 11 Funny Trophies To Give Your Co-Workers
Distrust and dislike between coworkers are unfortunately all too common. This is especially true for bosses, whom people often trust less than total strangers. Regardless of what your relationship is with your boss and coworkers, a little bit of fun ribbing may be just what the ...
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Show Off: 3 Of The Best Ways To Display Your Trophies
If your office provides you a paperweight as an award, it is easy to display on your desk. However, what if your trophies are more traditional? Or what if you don't have a desk large enough to hold your awards?
If you are thinking about how to display your trophies, you are ...
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Trophies In History: How Awards and Trophies Have Changed In History
Since the dawn of civilization, there have been celebrations of life and accomplishment. To mark these celebrations, we make trophies.
The history of trophies is a long way, dating back to ancient civilizations like the Greeks. They have come in many sizes and their traditions ...
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The 5 Most Iconic Trophies In The World Of Sports
In the United Kingdom, roughly 86.4% of children play organized sports between the ages of five and fifteen. This age is impressionable and sports professionals can provide an important role model for youth.
The types of trophies that these pro athletes win offer a source ...
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Participation Trophies: Should They Exist In Youth Sports?
One of the first mentions of participation trophies came in 1922. It was in the evening edition of the Evening Independent of Massillon, Ohio. The headline read: “Many Trophies for Tossers in State Tourney.”
There is currently a significant debate in the youth sports ...
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4 of the Most Unique Trophies You’ve Ever Seen
Awards have been around for ages, perhaps as long as people. The Ancient Romans, for instance, would give out various types of crowns for soldiers who won an important battle or saved other Roman soldiers.
Romans weren't the only ones to celebrate achievements, though. ...
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Celebrating a Lifetime of Achievements: A Brief History of the Trophy
Whether it's for a sports tournament, an art performance, or a spelling bee, winning a trophy feels pretty great.
Perhaps that's why so many people have trophy cases in their homes or keep their trophies on display.
But, do you ever wonder how the trophy started? What is the history ...
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Capturing the Moment: Memorable Graduation Photo Ideas
The day is finally here: graduation. After all of your hard work and perseverance, you can walk down the stage and grab your degree. It's a day you'll want to remember, and so will everyone that comes to see you walk.
That's what graduation photos are for; yet, it's hard to come up ...
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What’s Pickleball Anyway? Everybody’s Talking About It
Whether out in the summer sun or in a local gymnasium, a bizarre little game has gotten a resurge in popularity. Its name is pickleball.
What's pickleball? An odd combination of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong, pickleball is a fast-paced game that is easy to learn, hard to master, ...
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Controversial Hunting Topics: The Debate Over Trophy Hunting
There are few more controversial hunting topics as trophy hunting. While deer hunting is usually understandable due to overpopulation of the species, hunting a lion or an elephant for sport is a bit more of a grey area.
On one hand, you get a one-of-a-kind trophy while ...
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Donor Recognition Plaques and Other Ways to Show Your Organisation’s Appreciation
The cost of running a large organization can quickly get out of hand. Many universities depend on generous donations from family, alumni, and other benefactors to exist.
However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to secure these gifts these days. Many people feel as if their ...
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A Proud Canine: The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Ribbon
Dogs are many people's favourite pets, but no one takes their devotion to dogs as seriously as the competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
The longest-running dog show in America awards some of the most sought-after awards. Almost any dog trainer or breeder dream of ...
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Honor Your Students’ Achievements With Academic Awards
You may not realize this, but awards and recognition go a long way. It can especially have an impact on young pupils’ self-esteem and mental well-being. By starting an awards program that gives academic awards and other individual honours, you are creating a positive atmosphere for ...
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Why Do Young Athletes Need Recognition?
Participation trophies have been the subject of much debate for many years. The 2014 Reason-Rupe poll, found that 57% of Americans thought only winning players should get awards. Forty per cent supported giving children trophies for participating.
Do you think young ...
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Why Should You Add Staff Recognition Awards to Your Holiday Party?
A survey done in the UK found that one in ten millennials felt depressed and lonely during the holiday season. An office party is a great way to keep employees from falling into this statistic.
It is also one of the best times for you to show your appreciation for ...
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Keep Your Trophies Looking Brand New: 4 Tips For Cleaning a Trophy
Were you ever a member of your high school's sports team or involved in any competitive after school activity? If so, you probably have a handful if not dozens of trophies laying around the house.
Trophies are physical carriers of many wonderful memories, whether it be winning that ...
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Why Is Student Recognition Important in Schools?
Everyone needs to feel important. Dale Carnegie, the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, once said that "if some people are so hungry for a feeling of importance that they actually go insane to get it, imagine what miracle you and I can achieve by giving ...
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Group Motivation: 4 Ways to Motivate and Inspire Your Team
Many people focus on leadership. But there's something much more important than leadership - it's teamwork. But, how do you motivate your team to succeed?
Whether you're a coach of a sports team or a manager in an office environment, the task of group motivation is the ...
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5 Fantastic Ways to Award Athletes With Disabilities
According to Disabled Living Foundation statistics, about 13.3 million UK residents suffer from a developmental disability. Like all other children and adults, these people enjoy playing sports and should receive a similar experience from their coaches.
If you coach ...
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Trophies For Kids: How Do Participation Trophies Boost Morale?
Receiving an award or a trophy is one of a child's biggest dreams. They want to feel special and feel like they're part of a winning team.
The thrill of receiving a trophy is one of the most special memories of a child's life. Participation trophies for kids is one way for coaches, ...
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