Thursday, March 12, 2009

Make It Happen - Instruction

Have you ever thought about teaching a class? Yes, you! Continuing education classes are offered everywhere! Why not get paid for helping the community by teaching a couple of evenings during the week. The exposure would be great for your business and add some value to the course offerings at your local college. "Auto Maintenance for Everyone", if you will.

The Class Introduction:

Getting the students fired up and ready to listen to you.

You walk into the room. Make eye contact while pacing back and forth in front of the class while saying ...

I have serviced Hundreds of thousands of vehicles during the past twenty years from my Express Lube here in town. Everything you can imagine has been through my shop. Brand new vehicles, vehicles with duct tape or clothes hangers holding the vehicle together, antique cars, trucks, you name it, I have seen it.

I would like to draw a parallel between my quick lube and a coach, teacher, and dance instructor. While a coach, teacher, or dance instructor can provide a foundation from which to build skills, perfecting the skills occur when you are at home, or away from the "educator". The Quick Lube Industry, or perhaps I should say, Car Care Industry recommends regular maintenance checks for all vehicles. Here at my shop, vehicles return for service 3 to 4 times a year. While we may do our job, what happens between shop visits is the subject matter of this class.

Stop at the podium, or desk, square your shoulders with the class, and say the following with a slower delivery ...

My name is Chuck Sears, and this is the "Auto Maintenance for Everyone" class.

Take attendance

More Later.