Getting the conversation ready…
Choose a real problem, a specific learner, and an achievable outcome.
Your teaching perspective should explain how you approach a problem and why. Use examples and tradeoffs to help explainx learners evaluate that approach for themselves.
Define your workshop audience by the work people do, their starting skills, and the obstacle they face. A precise audience makes the examples and prerequisites easier to choose.
Use a short conversation to understand a learner’s work and whether your explainx workshop can help. Start with their recent experience, then discuss the proposed learning outcome.
Name your explainx workshop so learners can recognize the skill or task it covers. A descriptive title works best alongside a specific audience and outcome.
A short research survey can reveal the tasks, constraints, and starting skills your explainx workshop needs to address. Ask about real behavior before asking for opinions on an idea.
A useful workshop connects your expertise to a problem learners need to solve. Test that connection before writing a full curriculum.