(Episode written by Charles-Henri Turpin)

Hello there!

Last episode of Ancestral Recall about leadership this month. This time, we will have a look at a piece written by Jeremie Granat about events preparation.

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/articles/2017/09/28/public-event-management-part-1-preparing-the-judges/

Leadership is not only about being good and helping others being good during an event, you can also show good leadership abilities before the event. The more you are prepared, the easier it will be for everyone on the field with you and even players will witness that the tournament is running smoothly.

This article explains step by step what you can do and have to know before running an event, from the floor plan to the number of judges you will need.

I hope you will find it useful, have a good read and see you next month for another Ancestral Recall cycle ;)

(This episode can be found in the Learning Sphere section of the Blog here: https://blogs.magicjudges.org/learning/ancestral-recall/ancestral-recall-2019/may-2019-leadership/episode-3/ )

Edited Charles-Henri Turpin (May 22, 2019 10:14:54 AM)

Hello !

This week there will be no episode of Ancestral Recall. The cycle for June will start next week. This way, there will be an episode right before the summer when we will take a break in order to dive into the archives and be able to bring you new content starting in September ;)

Have a good week and see you next wednesday =)

Hello everyone!

In this last cycle before the summer break, we are going to talk about things you can do to get better as a judge.

Nothing better than a clear list! This first article written by Richard Drijvers gives you 10 quick and simple tips to improve:

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/benelux/2017/11/06/10-ways-to-improve-as-a-judge/

If you just wanted a wrap up of how you can get better, this is for you!

Have a good read, keep getter better on your judge path and see you next week for another episode!

(This episode can be found in the Learning Sphere section of the Blog here: https://blogs.magicjudges.org/learning/ancestral-recall/ancestral-recall-2019/june-2019-getting-better/episode-1/ )

(Episode written by Charles-Henri Turpin)

Good day to you judges !

Today, in our Ancestral recall cycle about getting better, we will talk about the customer service!

Being good at customer service definitely makes you a better judge, either for the community or for the TOs. But sometimes we reduce customer service to “being commercial”. But that is not the meaning of it, and that is 99% of the time not what the community or even the TOs expect from you.

Customer service is mostly about taking care of the customers (aka the players), make them happy, make sure they have a good time :)

In his article, Billy San Juan gives some keys in order to be able to give your best for the players, how to be sure you are in top conditions, how to approach them in a moment of distress and how to handle their feelings smoothly.

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/articles/2013/04/23/customer-service/
(The images are broken, I managed to find one talking about the CBT : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Depicting_basic_tenets_of_CBT.jpg )

I found it very interesting and I hope you will too ;)

Have a good read and see you next week!

(This episode can be found in the Learning Sphere section of the Blog here: https://blogs.magicjudges.org/learning/ancestral-recall/ancestral-recall-2019/june-2019-getting-better/episode-2/ )

Edited Charles-Henri Turpin (June 25, 2019 05:53:49 AM)

(Episode written by Lars Harald Nordli)

Hello everybody!

Today, in our Ancestral recall cycle about getting better, we will talk about preparing for your first big tournament!

Judging your first major event is an exciting milestone in a judge’s career, but it’s also a time of uncertainty. How do you get staffed? How do you prepare and what exactly should you prepare for?

All these questions and answers can be found over at the following article first posted at “Judging for the Win”:

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/ftw/l2-prep/preparing-for-your-first-tournament/

We hope you find the article interesting and leave you too it. Ancestral Recall goes on a summer holiday, but we're back bringing forth old articles for a new spot in the sun in September! Have a great and sunny holiday!

(This episode can be found in the Learning Sphere section of the Blog here: https://blogs.magicjudges.org/learning/ancestral-recall/ancestral-recall-2019/june-2019-getting-better/episode-3/ )