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Teaching a Technical Skill to a Non-Technical Person (How to teach WordPress to your mom)

Dec 14, 2014

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Benjamin Fox

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.
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Page 1: Teaching a Technical Skill to a Non-Technical Person (How to teach WordPress to your mom)

so you want toteach wordpress?

Presented by: Ben Fox

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Ben FoxBorn and raised in Toronto

Co­Founder WPUniversity.com & Sidekick.pro

Entrepreneur

NCCP Graduate

Self­Taught Technologist & Instructor

@benjaminefox

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RULES OF THE ROAD

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NOPE.

vs

That thing This thing

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TAKE AWAYS

Nuggets about how we learnTips for Awesome InstructingEffectively introducing WordPress

May 3rd, 2014

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How THEY See it. Reality. How WE See it.

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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

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Many Types of Learner

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5 Keys to Successful Instruction

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12345

Have a backwards plan

Don't assume. Test.

Hold something back

Organize for collaboration

Talk with not at

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Why is this so hard to explain?

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BLOG

PLATFORMCMS

OVERLAP

WHAT

IS

WORDPRESS?

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What is WordPress?

BLOG

PLATFORMCMS

OVERLAP

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TAKE AWAYS

Nuggets about how we learnTips for Awesome InstructingEffectively introducing WordPress

May 3rd, 2014

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QUESTIONS?

@benjaminefoxwpuniversity