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| I have a close friend who is a stereotypical engineer. He is very bright, but introverted and logical. He is not into cool trends, art, or making lots of friends. Since he's been doing yoga for many years and has a wealth of information on the subject, he decided to start teaching yoga classes part time. Well, I went to one of his classes and I could tell that the students were just not into the class. My friend is a great teacher and knows his stuff, but he is just so mechanical and monotone. He likes people, but cannot really connect with so many at one time. I guess he is just too smart and not enough of a people person to be a great instructor. He asked me to give feedback on his class, but I don't want to have to tell him how I honestly feel . It's not like he can change his personality to be a better instructor. | |
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| One suggestion for this:
Show him a couple of things the way you will teach. | |
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Expert Yogi
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| Yes, peer teaching is great! You could show him how you need to increase the volume and energy in your voice to make people pay attention etc. Where and how to put a joke to lighten things up - they don't have to be good jokes, I know mine aren't!  | |
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Location: Montana, US | One of the most important aspects to being a good teacher is to be able to guide students through their practice with passion and compassion. So i request your friend to follow this aspect and i am sure he can gain attention of his students in his class. | |
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Engineer yoga instructor