Welp, here goes - how to teach people stuff

[kitewithfish]

I volunteered to give a couple of my co workers a basic "intro to knitting" lesson today over lunch and help establish a group hang out with crafters who nibble at lunch once a week. So I have some plans and some hopes and also some concerns!  

Have you ever taught someone something? were you super prepared about it beforehand or just relying on your own expertise to carry you thru?

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[potboy]

I've taught drop-spindle spinning, and other than having the materials at hand there's not really a lot you can do to teach that without just demonstrating and then letting people try. I guess with knitting you might have a list of helpful youtube videos and other information to hand out too.

[kitewithfish]

yeah, basically - eventually, they just have to work until the knowledge is just in them. I didn't do hand outs, but I did send some links to videos that showed what we had been doing!