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10 minutes fly by in a flash! You'll be most successful if your mini lesson topic is SMALL and FOCUSSED.

For your first mini-lesson, we suggest teaching a lesson related to a hobby or skill that is unrelated to work. Pick something you already know well so you can focus on building your lesson, rather than doing research.

(Psst, don't worry! We will spend some time on Day 1 refining your topic if you're not sure.)

Here are some ideas for your first mini lesson.
Sports & Outdoors
  • Basic bicycle maintenance
  • Taping a hockey stick
  • Setting a snare
  • A safe stance for splitting wood
  • Steps for saddling a horse
  • Preparing your calf for a farm show
  • Distinguishing between black bears and grizzlies
  • Tying a hook to a fishing line
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Home
  • Picking an emergency muster point​
  • Gift wrap like a pro
  • Fancy napkin folding
  • Steps for painting a cabinet
  • Making a floral hair clip
  • Talking to your family about advance directives
  • The benefits of training your cat
Food & Gardening
  • Steps for making kimchi
  • Making your own kombucha SCOBY
  • Planning a vegetable garden
  • Planting potatoes
  • Brewing peanut butter coffee on a camp stove
  • Making guacamole
  • Repotting a houseplant
  • Preparing beverages with medical thickeners
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Other
  • Tying a bowline knot
  • Identifying myths about mindfulness meditation
  • The importance of metadata
  • Using your values to choose a holiday destination
  • Power poses and when to use them
  • Applying workplace accommodations
  • Reading a tarot card