Expect the Unexpected

As I mentioned in my last blog, the best laid plans can go awry, but often for the best. A service for which you thought there would be a spectacular demand just isn’t, but ”out of the blue” a client may ask for a service that you hadn’t given any thought to providing. By viewing this request as an opportunity, one can stumble onto a whole new path with exciting results. Such was the case for me when a company asked me to provide personalized computer training for its employees.

Not being a “stand up in the front of a class and teach” type of person, I was initially tempted to decline, however I re-thought the idea and this has evolved into an opportunity to provide one-on-one personalized computer training, teaching 1-3 people at a time, based on each person’s needs, beginning with the basic basics of how a computer works. 

This is an ideal service as I’m able to share my knowledge of computers and Microsoft software programs that I’ve gained during my years in the Virtual Assistant profession, and personalize it to the student’s abilities. The shortcuts and tips I share are particularly well received. One-on-one tutoring has proven particularly effective as the student tends to feel more comfortable asking questions in this setting. More effective learning is accomplished in a single session than in a classroom full of students with varying levels of skill because students don’t feel too intimated to ask questions.

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