As a facilitator, distractions are a fact of life. Because they keep attendees from fully appreciating your seminar, we’re here to share some ways to cut down on them.
Category: Articles
The Meet’n’Greet Of Public Speaking
The first few things you say in front of an audience can make or break their engagement for rest of the hour. When you’re about to give a talk at a Judge Conference, or with any other public speaking opportunity, put yourself in the audience’s shoes. Who are they?
The 10 Steps to Take Towards a Bad PowerPoint Presentation
We’ve all been in THAT presentation. The presentation where it only takes two slides before our eyes roll back into our head and start to bleed. Perhaps it was the one where you got a handout, which was then projected above, and then every single word was read aloud. It may have even been the […]
There’s a “we” in “weapon”! – Part 2
Focus Groups at Judge Conferences Oh great! If you got this far, you may be now eager to volunteer and bring an incredible focus group experience to your fellow Magic judges at the next Conference. Last time we introduced some general guidelines behind setting up such an infrastructure, and I hopefully convinced you how it can […]
There’s a “we” in “weapon”! – Part 1
Focus Groups at Judge Conferences The first Judge Conference is always a unique experience. If you’ve had a chance of attending one (if you haven’t, plan for it asap!), you should remember that feeling. The discovery of your regional community, the sense of belonging quickly encompassing former strangers, facing judges so similar to you – […]
An Article: The Backbone of a Great Seminar
Writing, reading and sharing articles is a cornerstone of the international judge program. The very fact you are reading this article is proof. Articles are great. They give projects and individual judges an opportunity to share an idea with a large group of people across the globe. They give the reader a chance to hear […]
Seminar Feedback
From time to time a presenter at a Judge Conference might not be able to engage us as much as they could. It could be the lack of interaction with the audience, the aesthetics of the slides, the length of the talk or many other things. Why does this happen? In my opinion, it boils […]
The Art of the Mini-Conference
Judge conferences are a great way to meet area judges and learn from your peers in a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere. Perhaps you’ve wanted to host a similar event, but you don’t have a large judge population, or you are remote relative to the concentration of judges in your region. Enter the mini-conference–a scaled-down version of […]
Les secrets du langage corporel : 3ème partie – Soyez le receveur
Bonjour et bienvenue pour la troisième et dernière partie de cette série dédiée au langage corporel. Dans la seconde partie j’ai expliqué comment être un émetteur efficace de communication corporelle afin d’appuyer votre présentation au cours d’un séminaire. Nous allons maintenant apprendre comment interpréter les indices qu’un public nous envoie. . Décoder le langage corporel […]
Les secrets du langage corporel ─ Partie 2 : soyez l’émetteur
Bonjour et bienvenue dans ce deuxième article dédié aux secrets du langage corporel. Précédemment, nous avons vu en quoi le langage corporel était important dans l’objectif de devenir de meilleurs présentateurs. Utiliser le langage corporel au cours d’un séminaire (soyez l’émetteur) Une utilisation appropriée du langage corporel peut être un excellent moyen d’améliorer votre séminaire. […]