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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 teach writing by breaking down the process into manageable steps and this really requires a skill set. It's neccessary to Identify all the key elements, such as structure, tone, and style before you can teach it.
 
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.
 
I can teach others the skills I’ve mastered and gained experience in over the years.



I never mind helping others learn new things, especially if they’re interested in exploring the same areas. It took me a while to get familiar and really hone my skills, but I’m confident in sharing what I’ve learned.



A lot of it comes from being self-taught, too.
 
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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You can't be teacher if you don't have empathy and patience. There are many things to focus on when you are teaching people especially their needs and styles of assimilation.
 
I wish that I can be able to teach my skills, but I would struggle along the way. I am not a teacher, and passing the knowledge will be very difficult and a herculean task for me.
 
My job can be fully done with google searches and youtube videos. So nothing to teach.
 
I am a writer, I have written thousands of articles for newspapers, websites, blogs. I have written and published books. I can teach writing. But I have never thought about teaching writing. I have written tutorials though.
 
Zani said:
I wish that I can be able to teach my skills, but I would struggle along the way. I am not a teacher, and passing the knowledge will be very difficult and a herculean task for me.
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I like that you are honest with yourself but you can learn to be a teacher if you are ready to rely on patience skills because teaching comes with lots of many things to make you get frustrated.
 
Imparting a skill means you need to know about it. I know about my skills and I can teach people and communicate it effectively.
 
Alicia said:
I like that you are honest with yourself but you can learn to be a teacher if you are ready to rely on patience skills because teaching comes with lots of many things to make you get frustrated.
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What I would want to know is how can I be able to improve on teaching? Should I start watching more YouTube videos, or what exactly?
 
Zani said:
What I would want to know is how can I be able to improve on teaching? Should I start watching more YouTube videos, or what exactly?
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YouTube is a nice place to start with but from my opinion it won't help you much unless you start practicing it. When I started to teach, I will first use mirror as my audience, teaching myself in order to curb shyness, anxiety and nervousness that comes while facing the crowd.
 
I've attempted to help others out with rom hacking in the past and I think I did a decent job explaining how things work. I think I can up to a point, but everyone learns at a different pace and they all learn a different way too. I've also helped with setting up websites and plugins in the past too. Again I believe I did a good job explaining things. Sometimes I feel that I might over explain things at times though too.
 
1stop said:
Imparting a skill means you need to know about it. I know about my skills and I can teach people and communicate it effectively.
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What are some of the skills that you’ve managed to teach others? How did you originally learn some of these skills?
 
cpvr said:
What are some of the skills that you’ve managed to teach others? How did you originally learn some of these skills?
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I have educated other people on video editing. I acquired this skill by experience and through study too. I have also learnt a lot from other experienced people as well.
 
Ravenfreak said:
I've attempted to help others out with rom hacking in the past and I think I did a decent job explaining how things work. I think I can up to a point, but everyone learns at a different pace and they all learn a different way too. I've also helped with setting up websites and plugins in the past too. Again I believe I did a good job explaining things. Sometimes I feel that I might over explain things at times though too.
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Yeah, everyone would require patience when it comes to learning. It is not always easy teaching, but a teacher should be able to understand the strengths and weakness of those that he or she is teaching.
 
I think the highest level of authority that one can attend in any field is being able to teach your skill for another person to master. I can teach my skills easily. And I have taught my skills to at least three people and they mastered.
 
I can easily teach anyone how to start a poultry and fish farm from the scratch. It's a business I've done for more than 7 years now.
 
I think I can try teaching what I know. But haven’t tried it yet
 
Kross said:
I think the highest level of authority that one can attend in any field is being able to teach your skill for another person to master. I can teach my skills easily. And I have taught my skills to at least three people and they mastered.
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Teaching Is very difficult for some while some people found it easier. I believe your students or those whom you've taught must be appreciative that they got one who doesn't hide from teaching.
 
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