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**mikefertynnz** · 07-20-2008, 05:01 PM

one of the first things that i learned as an instructor, was that your audience must be willing and receptive to your message. the people who are around me may not be willing to accept what is happening until they can apply their own reasoning to it.

one of the hardest things a parent can learn is that when they want to teach their child something and the child is not receptive to it, it is very frustrating.

one of the greatest feelings is when your child comes to you and asks you how to do something and you can show them something that will help them in their life.

a tool that i have used, is to be able to know what interests my friends or family and be able to provide an example of what i need them to know into a context that they understand. integrate it into something that they are interested in. it will take a little more work on your part but in the end the message will get through because it will be something that they are thinking about on their own.

i hope this helps.

07-20-2008, 05:01 PM	#2
mikefertynnz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	one of the first things that i learned as an instructor, was that your audience must be willing and receptive to your message. the people who are around me may not be willing to accept what is happening until they can apply their own reasoning to it. one of the hardest things a parent can learn is that when they want to teach their child something and the child is not receptive to it, it is very frustrating. one of the greatest feelings is when your child comes to you and asks you how to do something and you can show them something that will help them in their life. a tool that i have used, is to be able to know what interests my friends or family and be able to provide an example of what i need them to know into a context that they understand. integrate it into something that they are interested in. it will take a little more work on your part but in the end the message will get through because it will be something that they are thinking about on their own. i hope this helps.
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