Levelling Up by Teaching Others
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Claim: career growth accelerates by teaching others. Volunteer as an instructor for an eight-week intro to web development course, mentor juniors, run weekly sessions to 30 learners, write blogs and set up a brunch-and-learn, or coach through communities like codebar and CodeFest Girls. Real outcomes: taught over 100 women, beginners move from empty editors to full websites, instructors gain clearer communication, confidence and a pipeline of hireable juniors, and personal technical gaps become visible and fixed.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 0:53Teaching + 10 points
- 4:25I'm not an expert
- 6:59Technical Communication
- 8:17I'm too much of an expert
- 8:39Inspire
- 11:58Foster collaborative working environments
- 13:12Future Leaders
- 15:21Thank you for listening.
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