Teaching Tips For Online Courses
Knowing a topic and teaching are two different things. Learn some tips on how you can teach effectively.
Just Ask for Writing Help…
When people find out I’m an English teacher, I generally get 1 of 2 responses. They either warn me ahead of time of their bad grammar, thinking that I’m going to judge them for it (I am, by the way, haha!), or they will tell me that they are just not a writer. The truth …
How to Say the Right Thing During Your Course
You couldn’t believe how many prospects call me (a curriculum developer and education consultant) embarrassed to ask me for help with creating their course curriculum. People have this wrong perception that just because they are an expert in a subject, they should be able to create a course or workshop and teach it… and there …
Tips for Teaching Online
for entrepreneurs who have never taught before… A ton of you want to teach an online course, maybe you started it, you most likely have a TON of content, but you have gotten stuck. Most likely because you have never taught before and are just getting overwhelmed with what to say and how to say …
How do you identify the needs of your audience?
I ask a ton of questions. As a business owner who works with many one-on-one clients, I realize that the needs of each client greatly vary. Some clients simply want it done for them or don’t mind being told clearly what to do and what next steps we will take, others respond well through question/answer …
Tips from a Writer Who Doesn’t Follow the Rules
I am a writer, and I don’t follow the proper “writer” rules. Don’t get me wrong, though I’ve TRIED to follow the rules many times. The rules: Make writing a priority Write 500 words a day. Find a designated time and place to write. Put a sign on your office door to keep out distractions. …
What I Learned From My Parents’ 41 Years of Marriage-Eulogy
My mom tells the story often: when my dad met her, she was extremely shy and insecure. She was a waitress at the Staff NCO Club on Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base, and he was a cook while also a water safety instructor as a Gunny at the base pool. My dad was 13 years …
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Passive Income is not Passive
Anyone who has gone on this journey, spent all the money, learned all the skills, launched all the products realizes that this isn’t a one and done journey. It’s a journey that’s a continual mountain to climb.
3 Surprising Things Aspiring Course Creators Don’t Know About Teaching
Even though I have been an educator for over 10 years, one of the things I always work to do is remember what it was like at the beginning. Remembering the beginning is not an easy thing to do. It is easy for a teacher who has read The Grapes of Wrath over 10 times …
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Actions Speak Louder
(originally published in Success Champions Magazine) I wish I had the confidence of one of those horrible singers on American Idol. They perform their hearts out in front of Simon and the gang and are shocked when they are told that their singing doesn’t cut it. They had no idea up unto that point that …
How do you change your speech to a group audience vs. an individual? (Part 2)
This is one of the challenges that I see most often with entrepreneurs who want to create online education. They are so used to customizing their services to their individual clients that it seems impossible to create generic training to cover all the variables. This is why there are curriculum developers (honestly) and curriculum development …
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