Earlier this week I attended the funeral of Mr Williams, my old secondary (or high) school teacher
He was my very first form tutor and my chemistry teacher throughout
More than that, though, he was one of my favourites
It's literally impossible for me to talk about my best memories from that time without mentioning his humour, passion and huge impact
One of the things I remember most about him is that he practised something called “peer teaching”
I.e.
If I managed to solve a problem or really impress him with my work, he would have me come up to the board, write out how I solved the equation and talk both him and my classmates through my process
But the reason that he did this wasn't because he thought I was a science genius, but because he wanted to:
Check my understanding (or that I didn’t cheat!)
Give the class the opportunity to hear an explanation in language that they could understand and relate to
When Mr Williams was calling me to the front of the class to help my classmates, he didn't require me to:
Become more of an expert
Gain more experience
Jump through a bunch of hoops to prove myself before diving in (or further)
That wasn't an issue or what he was even looking for
What he wanted was someone who knew just a bit more than his other students and could share it effectively
And that's all you need when it comes to PR too!
I say all of this to say, stop feeling like you need to be, do or have more to pursue your goals and dreams
You're already enough, sis
Like in my old chemistry class, when it comes to PR, you just need to be able to share what you already know with the experience that you already have in a way that resonates with platform influencers and, ultimately, your target audience
Not sure how? Consider me your teacher!
But don’t just take my word for it. Take the ladies’ in this less than 3 minute video
(By the way, the epic third point, made by Kira, really answers one of the most popular questions I get about Media Magic- the retreat where I teach business women how to go from stumped to savvy about how to get PR for themselves in the lap of luxury)
PS) There’s a waiting list that you can join to get early access to details about next year’s retreat and first dibs on early bird tickets. Will you join here?