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I hate writing articles, I really do. I believe text is the worst medium for communicating ideas. It’s boring compared to conversation or video. Also, it’s one-directional without interaction or feedback. The danger being: what makes sense in my head doesn’t necessarily make sense in yours. So what does my rant have to do with […]
There’s nothing more awesome than a Conference. Conferences are among my favorite kind of judge gatherings. They have all the nice moments, the exchanges, the stories, the dinners, the traveling, without any stressful event to run in the background. They’re like holidays with benefits. Way back in 2008, when Nationals still happened and dinosaurs scoured the lands, […]
Hello everyone! In a minor update to our blog, we’ve introduced a new functionality with our Conferences Calendar. With so many conferences taking place all over the world it’s easy to lose track of which one is taking place where and when. Hopefully with this calendar things will be much easier. You’ll see it presented […]
Hi, I’m Thomas Ralph, and I’m a conference seminar facilitator. I’m here to talk about engagement. OK, so why should you care? Well, many of you may have sat through a seminar in the past and wondered why you were there. The facilitator might have been reading his slides (in a boring tone), and you […]
You have been selected to present a seminar at a Judge Conference, either at a Grand Prix, National Conference,… You have been preparing your topic, and you have everything ready for it: a PowerPoint, some notes in order to remember everything you want to say, a presenters pen and printed handouts for your audience.It’s your turn, so you go […]
See previous part here As the facilitator hushes the discussion and start summing up the main points of the seminar, you realize your assigned seminar slot is next. You glance over your notes a final time to make sure they are in the proper order, your mind gradually filtering out anything that’s going on up […]
Hello everyone! After some time, we’ve revisited our conferences guidelines which can be found here and produced some updates. Nothing too major or shocking, but some additions and corrections to the process which happened over time and now get to be in our formal documentation. Basically the changes are: Added a reference to Leadership Conferences (for […]
You stare at the blank first slide of your newly opened presentation file, the excitement about getting to present at the conference giving way to good old fashioned writer’s block. You got your topic confirmed a few weeks ago, but right now you’re wondering how anyone could ever talk about this topic for an extended […]
It’s my pleasure and honor to write the first article in a series about Judge Conferences. Today’s article focuses on the transition from spectator to speaker. Great presenters can make their job look easy. They go up on the stage, they persuade, inform and move the crowd, they make it cry and they make […]
New year always brings this sort of sentiment of trying to recap what you’ve done during the year, with its ups and downs, lessons to remember and unforgettable moments. Although I’m not a huge fan of doing it in my own life (Facebook’s Year in Review doesn’t actually do a great job), I figured reviewing […]