Can you teach your skill?

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Most people learn a skill but can't teach others such skills.

When people meet me to teach them writing, I'm wondering how I can do that.

Maybe because I didn't learn how to write
Writing flows naturally .

But for those who actually paid to learn a skill, can you teach someone same skill?
 
I can teach my skill, plus the fact that it is incredibly rewarding . Speaking from my personal experience, sharing knowledge and expertise is one of the things that will help others to grow and it will also deepen your understanding.
 
I am pretty decent at Linux and yes I could teach it, but most people prefer Windows because it's easier to use. So I don't have anyone to teach.
 
Goodness said:
Most people learn a skill but can't teach others such skills.

When people meet me to teach them writing, I'm wondering how I can do that.

Maybe because I didn't learn how to write
Writing flows naturally .

But for those who actually paid to learn a skill, can you teach someone same skill?
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I have other skills apart from writing that I can teach people. Writing is not what I can teach to someone because it's a natural thing to me and I found it difficult to explain how to start or end.

I can teach someone about other skills like computer basics and Excel because I paid and learnt it. Shoe making is another skill that I can teach someone with ease.
 
Years ago I started offering classes for art to students since I was a high school substitute teacher and knew a lot of kids. But, I found that I'm awful at conveying what needs to be done and how to do it. When I draw, I just know what to do because of how I've been trained, but to repeat that training I had gets stuck in my mind.
 
I have been writing for over 10 years now and as much as I believe you could teach by skill, I would imagine it would be very difficult with everything you need to remember in writing such as grammar and also spelling.
 
I am a hobbyist photographer, and everything in photography pretty much falls under the exposure triangle when you get technical. You can teach adding 1 stop of light by subtracting it from another area (ISO, aperture, and shutter speed). It's kind of difficult to teach that if you take 1 ISO away, you need to add it to open up the aperture or slow down the shutter speed to get the same result. It gets frustrating, so I was never really able to teach that. Also, photography is pretty subjective in the way you take a photo and how you frame it, such as the 2/3rds method. There is so much involved in that, technically and subjectively, it makes it difficult to teach someone, in my opinion.

But, give me a person who doesn't know how to shoot, and by the end of the day, I will have them in the black every single shot. It's not that technical to teach someone to breathe, brace, relax, etc.

The way I can teach someone to shoot, I can teach them to properly lift (exercise) too.

Re-reading this, it seems like all 3 could be teachable, but I just find it easier working with someone's body and physically adjusting it to make proper corrections over the very technical stuff photography adds to the table.
 
While writing may come naturally to you, but teaching it requires you to have empathy and patience. In this regard, there is need to focus on your students' needs, learning styles, and goals to teach effectively.
 
lens said:
While writing may come naturally to you, but teaching it requires you to have empathy and patience. In this regard, there is need to focus on your students' needs, learning styles, and goals to teach effectively.
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Yes, you are right because teaching writing involves more than transferring knowledge, it's more of inspiring and guiding.
 
I might have some difficulties teaching my skills to someone else because I was mostly self taught. There are certain things I know how to do but do not have the right terms or names for them, so teaching someone might be abit hard for me.
 
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