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 […]
Facilitating a Seminar: Avoiding the Common Mistakes (Part 1)
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 […]
Inspiration
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 […]
Conference Content Update: March 2015
Hello Magic Judges, This past month took some time and made adjustments to our website in order to improve navigation. So, now you guys know who to thank for making it a bit easier to catch up on the newest seminars. If anyone has any suggestions for improvement you can always send me a private […]
Conference Content Update: February 2015
Hello Magic Judges, We recently added seminars from the UK, Ireland and South Africa Judge Conference and Northeast Regional Judge Conference to our Conference Content blog page. The newest topics include: Customer Service, FNM Problems, Frustration, Goals, HJ PPTQ, Judge Classes, Mentoring L1 Candidates, Microaggressions, Road to L2, Rules Q&A, Shortcuts, Shuffling, Slow Play, Tournament […]
A year in review – Or just some little numbers…
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 […]
Conference Content Update: January 2015
Hello Magic Judges, Since our last update we added seminars from the SE USA Winter Regional Judge Conference, and the 4th Annual BeNeLux Judge Conference. We also received individual submissions from and . The newest topics include: Basic Guide to Deck Checks, How to Give a Seminar, Bribery and Improperly Determining a Winner, Slow Play […]
Conference Content Update: December 2014
Hello Magic Judges, October was quiet as far as seminar submissions go. November had a few conferences and we received a great group of seminars from Madrid and BeNeLux. We added seminars from the Grand Prix Madrid ’14 – Judge Conference to our Conference Content blog page. You can expect seminars from 4th Annual BeNeLux […]
Conference Content Monthly Update: October 2014
Hello Magic Judges, On the first of each month the Conference Content Project will be posting a list of recently added conferences. We will be acknowledging the presenters who presented the seminars we added and providing a list of topics that were added. In addition to that, we will be providing picks of the month. […]
US Southeast Judge Conference Report
Debuting in our brand new section of Judge Conference Reports, Bryan Prillaman shares with us his stories as organizer from the latest Judge Conference held in the US Southeast Region during August 2014.
Get more information on how to continue Bryan's steps and share your stories from conferences, either as organizer, presenter or participant!