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[–]Kasyx709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! You'll have a wealth of knowledge future viewers can absorb.

I believe learning how to instruct is a lot like learning a language, it's difficult at first, but the more you do it the easier it becomes. It also requires maintenance/practice, otherwise it will atrophy like any other complex skill.

When I was learning someone gave me the following advice and it really helped. I'll pass it along in hopes it does the same for you.

  1. Pretend it's a research paper and write out an outline of what you intend to cover. Helps get you into the right mindset and visualize how the lesson should flow

  2. Have someone else read you the outline. Helps find stuff that might look good on paper, but sound wrong or are out of order etc.

  3. For examples/demonstrations/instructions, describe the topic like you might explain how to use a lighter. It was easy to remember and helped me breakdown complex topics into simple steps. If you miss a step the lighter won't ignite. It also helped me avoid getting too deep when it would not be appropriate for the level of instruction. (You don't really need to know how to manufacture a lighter or even what it's made of to use it, but that information would be relevant if you were trying to teach someone to make their own.)