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By Matthew Sherman, About.com Guide to Pool / Billiards

Interview Skills For Pool & Billiards

Thursday June 18, 2009
 billiards diamond, diamond systems, system pool, pool billiards Sharpen Those Billiardist Interview Skills

Get your interview skills together, and help me make pool and billiards more attractive than before.

I love sports, sports personnel and the sporting life. But we have a gilded opportunity as pool shooters to stand above dull athlete interviews you hear in other sports:

Joe-Bob DeSassy of The Sheboygan Sun: “You gonna win the pennant at tonight’s game, Slugger?”

Slugger Dullard: “It all depends, I guess. I mean, if we have a good game, they’re gonna’ have a tough time beating us, but if they play well like they usually do, we’re gonna’ have a tough time beating them.”

Joe-Bob: “Did Coach Clampstein give you any special advice in the locker room earlier today?”

Slugger: “Um, yeah. He said, ‘Play your best and give yourselves a chance to win if you can.’ I figure, he’s right. If we can get over ourselves and really play, you know, all out for a change, then I figure we’re got a better than 50-50 chance of winning this whole thing.”

A good pool interview, by contrast, shows “mad skills” and promotes the room you’re playing in, the highlights of your event, and enough razzle-dazzle to entertain even the most jaded reporter.

I take on all billiards comers as I show you the simple ways to…

Hone Your Pool Interview Skills

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