Teaching a Technical Skill to a Non-Technical Person (How to teach WordPress to your mom)
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Do you often find yourself being asked to help someone learn to run their website? Their computer? Their email? I've created a short presentation with some tips and tricks on how to most effectively teach a non-technical person a technical skill. I use WordPress as my example in this presentation from WordCamp Ottawa 2014.
Teaching a Technical Skill to a Non-Technical Person (How to teach WordPress to your mom)
- 1. so you want to teach wordpress? Presented by: Ben Fox
- 2. Ben Fox Born and raised in Toronto Co?Founder WPUniversity.com & Sidekick.pro Entrepreneur NCCP Graduate Self?Taught Technologist & Instructor @benjaminefox
- 4. RULES OF THE ROAD
- 5. NOPE. vs That thing This thing
- 7. TAKE AWAYS Nuggets about how we learn Tips for Awesome Instructing Effectively introducing WordPress May 3rd, 2014
- 8. How THEY See it. Reality. How WE See it.
- 9. When someone: Reads something, they retain 10% Hears something, they retain 20% Sees something, they retain 30% Does something, they retain 80% PRACTICES something, they retain 100% - William Glasser
- 10. Many Types of Learner
- 11. 5 Keys to Successful Instruction
- 12. 1 2 3 4 5 Have a backwards plan Don't assume. Test. Hold something back Organize for collaboration Talk with not at
- 13. Why is this so hard to explain?
- 18. TAKE AWAYS Nuggets about how we learn Tips for Awesome Instructing Effectively introducing WordPress May 3rd, 2014