Hey guys! This is the first post in our new 3-part series about question specialty! In this new post series, we're going to be talking about pretty much everything that goes into this topic, including...
So I really hope that you guys enjoy this series, and that you get a lot of value from it. By the end of this series, here are my hopes for you:
Are you ready to get into this today? Yeah you are :P Lets do it! What is "question specialty"? Question specialty is basically when a quizzer picks a type of question to focus on, and becomes really good at that type. They study for that question, practice jumping on that question, practice answering for that question - and reap huge benefits because of it. When you commit yourself to spending your quizzing efforts on just one category, it's like condensing energy into a small, laser-like point - it's a lot more powerful. That's why the majority of the quizzing community participates in it. Question specialty is a HUGE part of team strategy in quizzing. If you're a memory verse technician, and you've advanced in them, then you're giving your team 60 almost guaranteed points per round. 60 points is more than enough to win over even a tough round (most of the time). For all of the other question types (besides context, situation, and book & chapter, of course) you can even get 80-90 nearly-guaranteed points per round for your team. But I'm getting ahead of myself! Okay, let's go ahead and move on to the next section, which is why you should have a question specialty, or some of the benefits of having an established question specialty. The benefits of having a question specialty:
This happens when you have a question specialty, because (like I said earlier) you make a transformation from a flashlight into a laser. If you don't have one, and you're not "moving beyond specialty" but rather just starting out, then you'll have a much harder time advancing in placements.
Since you're now a laser, suddenly your studying sessions are producing a ton more results. Now, just to be clear, there ARE hugely different ways to study for each question type - and we're going to be talking specifically about that in a future post here pretty soon. But as you spend time in your question type, you'll even discover and develop new ways that you can study and practice for them.
This might seem like the same thing as the last one, but it's really not. What I mean when I say "practice", is your jumping, lipreading, and answering (for the most part). Just like with studying for a specific type of question, all different specialists jump, answer, and employ lipreading differently - whether that be just a little, or polar opposite. For example, memory quizzers employ lipreading probably more than any other type. But they can't multiple, like all the other question types. General quizzers usually give fewer multiples than according to quizzers, but according to quizzers have to be really careful not to say anything outside the verse, while general quizzers can expand into the surrounding passage. There are a lot of variables, but each question specialty group has (in my opinion) very nicely tuned the competition to where we are today. Not to say that I don't think that we've arrived at the best it can be ;).
If you focus on one question type, then you'll (eventually) know all of the ins and outs to it. This means that you will have advice and pointers to give other quizzers, so that they can do them better too. I don't know about you, but I tend to lean towards learning from other people's mistakes, rather than go through the hassle of learning from my own :P. Let other quizzers do that! Try to be generous with the things that you've learned, and sow into the next generation of quizzers - that way, we can ensure that the quizzing world won't disappear in the future.
Think about this: what do all the very best teams have in common? Probably a lot of really committed individuals. Probably a really great coach. Probably a lot of friendship among the members. But what is the really big thing that they all share? It's the fact that all - or almost all - of their members have a question specialty. That way, the round's questions are already split up among the four-five team members, and each one has practiced, prepared, and perfected their questions. They know what their job is for the team, and they perform it to the best of their ability. This is such a huge benefit, and I don't have a ton of room to continue talking about and explaining it. I'd really like to show you some ways that you can practically and purposefully benefit your team through your question specialty anyway, so I made you guys a simple freebie just on this: This is a cheatsheet you can download (for free) of six easy and practical ways that you can start to put this stuff into action and see some results! I hope you guys like it! But that is the post for today. Don't forget, this is just the beginning of this series - we're going to be having posts on lots of other awesome stuff, and I can't wait!
Remember guys; you are God's favorite. He is so proud of you. Not because of what you've done, necessarily, but because of who you are. You are highly favored in the Lord, and He loves you so much. Can't wait to see you guys next week, and this Saturday for the TBQJ Vlog #5! Have an amazing week, overflowing with joy and success! Love you guys. Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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Heyo Quiz-Journeyers! I hope you've all had a fantastic week, leading a victorious life in our wonderful Lord Jesus! Before we get into the topic for today, I just want to tell you about my little testimony from this week. If you don't want to/don't feel like reading it, you can go ahead and scroll down to the next section :P. I hit a few bumps this week that caught me off guard, but when I hit my lowest point, yesterday afternoon/evening, a friend reminded me that I was in a prime situation to make the devil really, really mad. So I put on my headphones, turned on some worship music and started reading some small passages - from John, Psalms, Ephesians, and especially First John. I remembered, when I got to chapter 4 of First John, that verses 18-19 had been our "Verse of The Week" the week before, and that I had even mentioned it in my vlog. It was a funny moment though, because when I was getting a download from God about there being no reason to fear anything, the chorus of "No Longer Slaves" was blasting in my ears. It was saying, "I'm no longer a slave to fear - I am a child of God!". I realized that I was having SUCH a hard heart (through focusing on everything that I had opportunity to worry about) that I wasn't hearing what God was practically yelling for me to hear. I'm so glad that my Jesus doesn't give up on me - even after I fail to (and even sometimes refuse to) hear what He's trying to get across to me. But anyway... I just wanted to share that with you guys, in case you were having a harder week like I was. I think it's awesome too, that whenever we (force ourselves to) sit down and have a coffee date with the Lord, that He never fails to communicate to us how much He really loves us personally. But that's enough testimony for today - let's go ahead and skip to the part where I get to give you some quizzing-oriented value in this post! :P Like the title of this post says, we are going to be hitting on the subject of "Going Full Throttle" - I'm super excited! What I mean by that title, though, is about starting to live with 10 times the amount of energy and passion that other people have, and 10 times the size of other people's goals and aspirations - and through doing those things, get 10 TIMES the results that those people get. You might be already shrinking back, thinking, "Mallory, I don't have time to do that", or "Mallory, there's no way I can keep up a lifestyle like that". But I'm going to show you how you can live by this philosophy, and get these kinds of results, and NOT become a recluse who's always in their home just working on things and who doesn't have a life. In addition, I'm going to show you how you can do this AND avoid any kind of burn out along the way. SO LETS DO IT! First off, if you're not totally sold on WHY you should go "full throttle", here are just a few of the awesome reasons...
This is a pretty common saying in the business (and education) world, but that doesn't make it any less true :P. If you want to end up being above average, then you're going to have to put in above average actions - that means reminding yourself to have above average thoughts, goals, and habits.
I know this might sound kind of weird, but how awesome would it be to be so good that you're not only competing against everyone else, but completely dominating the quiz round? It's not pride or obsessive to try and accomplish this - it's Biblical principle to be "above and not beneath" and have everything that you put your hand to, to prosper (Psalms 1).
Again, this is obviously a very common phrase :P, but we all know it's accurate. Set your goals so high, that even if you miss your mark, you're still ending up in a better place than everyone (or most everyone) else. For example, one of my goals for this year is to get in the top five at Q2017 (specifically, 1st place :P), and I'm happy with that goal, and excited to work towards it! Why? Because even if I don't make first place, I'll still have a good shot at being in the top ten (the ones who get awards). The mindset of going full throttle, is based on determination to achieve greatness, and to be the very best. All you have to do to start implementing this way of thinking/living, is to decide that you want it the most. Once you want success as badly as you want to breathe, then you will be successful. Now, I still hold that quizzing should never actually be that important to you, and more important that everything in your life - because that's not the kind of obsession that God deems acceptable - but it's a helpful thought at times. Here are just a few practical ways that you can start to try out this mindset/lifestyle:
But anything that you can think of, that might seem a little crazy at first, would most likely result in a great "full throttle" aspiration. That's the post for today, guys - I hope you enjoyed it! Once again, remember to keep quizzing and living victoriously, like the incredible child of God that you are!
Love y'all, have an awesome week! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory |
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