I really enjoy working Side Events at a Grand Prix – there are tons of moving parts and it’s a big puzzle to solve. There’s usually a jam-packed schedule full of events as well as on-demand events launching whenever they fill. As such, it can sometimes be very stressful to be around the stage. I […]
Author: Elliot Raff
Journey of Discovery 2: Ten Thousand Hours
Ten thousand hours is a long time. In his 2008 book “Outliers”, Malcolm Gladwell wrote that “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness,” meaning that, in order to achieve mastery in a field, you have to practice at it for ten thousand hours. Most of us have probably done maybe a handful of […]
Flash Feedback Cards
Greetings all! I am Rob McKenzie, Level 3 judge and Regional Coordinator of the USA-North region. I’m here today to talk about a nifty item I’ve used at a couple events, Flash Feedback Cards. If you have been at a recent show with me, you have probably run across these – I’ve given them out […]
Journey of Discovery: Part One
Hello friends! My name is Elliot Raff, and I’m a Level Two judge from Boston, MA. I’m honored to be joining the Feedback Loop as an editor and contributor. Today, I am going to start a series of articles on how to overcome a barrier that I think has gone largely overlooked in the field […]