{"id":105,"date":"2012-11-29T08:01:26","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T08:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/?p=105"},"modified":"2013-04-13T14:53:40","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T14:53:40","slug":"themes-in-review-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/2012\/11\/29\/themes-in-review-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Themes in Review Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The following Document contains information originally provided by\u00a0<span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/22518915' >Riki Hayashi<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=22518915&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Reviews are the lifeblood for improving. They help the people you\u2019re reviewing and they also help yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips for writing Reviews<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Get the DCI number of the person you\u2019re reviewing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to use the review center<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in, top right it has a lot of categories.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCreate\u201d an evaluation.<\/li>\n<li>Level 2 or higher can create an \u201cinterview\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is the easiest review to write?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-review, Prerequisite for L3. You learn a lot from reflection and this is a good way to learn and track progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don\u2019t write a review when you only have things for the \u201cneeds improvement box\u201d or the \u201cstrengths\u201d box.<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cHallmark Card\u201d<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A \u201cThank You\u201d card \u2013 it says a lot. Show how they helped you learn as a judge. It\u2019s simple and it helps the judge you\u2019re reviewing know that what they\u2019re doing is right. Point out the small things.<\/li>\n<li>It also makes you realize the things that they\u2019re doing so you can learn from them. It pays good experiences forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\".E2.80.9CRole_Call.E2.80.9D\" name=\".E2.80.9CRole_Call.E2.80.9D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cRole Call\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Reviews give you a record that you were somewhere. You can\u2019t remember all the events you\u2019ll work in your judging career. Reviews help you remember where you\u2019ve gone and things you might have forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Allows you to keep track of the judges working the event and the players in the event. Helps you gauge future events and keep track of the past.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\".E2.80.9CJob_Evaluation.E2.80.9D\" name=\".E2.80.9CJob_Evaluation.E2.80.9D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cJob Evaluation\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cmeat\u201d of the review.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re not going to have experience in everything and these will help you and others point out those areas and help you improve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Observe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You have to watch people do something. Don\u2019t write a review based on hearsay. When there is a call on the floor and someone else gets there first \u2013 stick around, you might learn something. This is called \u201cshadowing\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analyze<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did they get the questions right\/wrong? Learn from their knowledge and their mistakes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discuss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re going to write a review of someone, don\u2019t blindside them. Talk to the judge and figure out their side of the story; you could have misinterpreted what happened and you need to make sure you know why they handled the situation the way they did.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What impact does your review have?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll get further talking to a judge in person for some stuff than just writing a review about it. Example, is telling a judge to show more confidence. If you tell them how to change or improve their level of confidence it can prevent a snow-ball of problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rules and Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are tons of sites and resources available to everyone. When you\u2019re explaining how to do something better, if someone else has already written about it, you could pass that information on to help your fellow judges. Share the articles your read.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\".E2.80.9CThe_Carrot_Review.E2.80.9D\" name=\".E2.80.9CThe_Carrot_Review.E2.80.9D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cThe Carrot Review\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>When writing reviews; suggest other events for people to judge and help put them in contact with those who can sign them up to judge the events. Help get others interested in judging more events.<\/p>\n<p>Judging is about community! Even if you\u2019re not familiar with an area, you can still direct them to someone who is. Help them get the resources to continue their judging. Give yourself a \u201cCarrot\u201d to follow. Set goals for yourself. Keep track of your journey to achieve your goals and share those with others so you can pass on the information you\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n<p>Judging will always be a learning experience for everyone in all aspects. Reviews are a good way to reflect, share experiences and allow growth in not only your judging community but your magic community in general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Documents is a &#8220;guide for dummies&#8221; regarding reviews, since it starts on how to enter it on the judge center and finishes on the tips and tricks of a successful review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[115,47,28],"language":[],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-judge-program-and-mentoring","tag-document","tag-mentoring","tag-riki-hayashi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}