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[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

April 14, 2017 08:02:34 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Who doesn't love taking Judge exams? Well, if you don't, or even if you do, come on over to The Elvish Farmer this week for a discussion of some test-taking tips!

Test-Taking Tips
https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/test-taking-tips/

April 21, 2017 07:17:35 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me this week for the text adaptation of Steven Briggs' popular seminar “45 tips in 45 minutes!” Enjoy a ton of useful small tips and tricks to next-level your judging skills.

Guest Post: 45 Judging Tips
https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/guest-post-45-judging-tips/

April 28, 2017 10:04:14 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me this week for a post on taking initiative!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/04/28/see-a-need-fill-a-need/

May 5, 2017 07:55:19 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me over at The Elvish Farmer this week for a guest post by Michael Starr discussing some mistakes he has made and how he learned from them.

As always, I want to hear and help tell your stories too! Let me know what you've done or seen so we can share it with the judging world!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/guest-post-learning-from-mistakes/

May 19, 2017 07:20:03 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

This week The Elvish Farmer is celebrating ONE YEAR of blog posts! Come read about some highlights from the year, and what lessons were learned.

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/a-year-of-elvish-farmer/

June 2, 2017 07:09:29 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

The Elvish Farmer returns this week with a post about taking your time. Slow down your day and come take a read!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/06/02/slowing-down/

June 16, 2017 06:06:42 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me this week as I discuss a super simple and fun way to improve at being a judge!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/06/16/going-back-to-the-well-the-benefits-of-playing/

June 30, 2017 07:46:37 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me once again for a post explaining who I nominated for Exemplar this past wave, with some more details as to why.

As always, I want to help tell your stories and observations. Shoot me a message if you'd like to contribute a guest post!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/yet-more-tales-of-wonder-exemplar-wave-9/

July 14, 2017 08:29:27 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me this week for the start of a new series focused on describing the roles of teams at large events. Starting us off is a post on Paper Team! Go have a read, and, as always, let me know if you have a story to tell!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/paper-team/

July 28, 2017 07:21:25 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me this week for recurring guest writer Kali Rainwater and her story of team leading at a recent large event! Keep the stories coming, and keep sharing the ones that resonate with you! (In email or pm)

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/07/14/guest-post-reflections-on-paper/

Aug. 11, 2017 06:26:19 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me over at The Elvish Farmer this week for a recounting of Adam Blaylock's first year as an L2. Read about what events he worked, and the lessons learned from them.

As always, I want to help share your stories as well! Shoot me an email or PM if you have something to share. Until next time, keep watching for inspiration.

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/guest-post-a-year-as-an-l2/

Aug. 25, 2017 07:45:00 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

It's that time again for another post over at The Elvish Farmer! Join me this week as I continue my series on teams at large events. This week I'm discussing Deck Checks Team!

As always, I want to help share your stories from the program. See something great and want to share? Doing something awesome others could emulate? Shoot me an email or PM and let's tell the tale. Until next time, keep watching for excellence around you.

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/deck-checks/

Sept. 8, 2017 07:54:55 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me this week at The Elvish Farmer as Kali Rainwater describes her recent experience as team lead for the Breaks Team at SCG Atlanta.

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/09/08/guest-post-breaks-team-at-scg-atlanta/

Oct. 6, 2017 07:39:38 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

Join me once again this week for a post with the nominations I gave during Exemplar Wave #10. Each nomination through the Exemplar Program is really a story, and telling stories is my goal, so these fit right in. Come have a read, and consider sharing your stories through The Elvish Farmer in the future!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/exemplar-wave-10-nominations/

Oct. 27, 2017 07:42:02 AM

Nicholas Zitomer
Judge (Level 3 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

[Blog] The Elvish Farmer - Newish Judge Blog focusing on best practices

This week join me over at the blog for a special guest post by Federico Verdini of Argentina, who has provided a translation of his previously-published Deck Checks article!

https://theelvishfarmer.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/guest-post-best-practices-in-deck-checks-a-translation-and-resharing/