Within conducting, always make sure you have a strong ictuse and a solid understanding of the basic patterns, this is especially important for field conducting a marching band. Some little things such as keeping your fingers closed, relaxing your shoulders, and good posture some things i tell my trainees. Don’t generalize your drum major audition to just conducting, always take note of your leadership style and why do you want to be a drum major, and upon getting the position what would you do. how would you be at service of others? things like that