Sounds familiar and a bunch of us have been there. I had to train 30
students when I started, every two weeks. 8 hours a day. You know the
material. Now you must learn how to teach. The challenge is your insecure
and unconfident about doing a good presentation You sound like you always
wnat perfection in everything you do. I figured that out when used the term
"accurate drawing".
You have to loosen up and laugh. Look at it this way the boss wants six of
you and is too cheap to send the folks to training or pay for them. This is
your world and the students need your info. Also you must start laughing at
yourself and have a thick skin. Start out joking the first 15 mins of the
presentation. It does not matter what you joke about all is fair game.
This
is your world. Get yourself loosen up and the students at ease. Always
start on time be in the room before the others start showing up. Start
talking when the first students shows up. Always go for 45 mins to an hour
and then break for a couple. Keep a glass of water with you. It gets rid
of
the tacky mouth, you must be getting. Not coffee or coke, gets you too jumpy
at first. There will come a time when you walk in with your big cup of
coffee and they know they are in for the long haul.
Also get out from behind the desk or lectern. Start joking and asking
questions of the students. What do the students want from you. If the
equipment starts breaking get the students out of the classroom and fix it.
You can explain and show them what was wrong after the equipment is
running.
If you cannot fix it with in 15 mins move on. Remeber this is your world
and
you control it. Keep the students asking and answering questions. The last
thing you what to do is lecture for hours without student interaction.
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Remember this is your world and everyone wants what you have. Don't be
afraid to make mistakes, just laugh them off. Your not perfect. Let me
know
how it goes. There are a couple that read this list that are even more
skilled at it then I.
Hope this helps.
Ken's Web Page(http://www.geocities.com/trexken_2000)
"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
- Mahatma Gandhi
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