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3 tips for your online sessions

When you're tutoring online, it is imperative that you have the session run as smooth as possible, without delays or mistakes. Whether you are coaching a student as a personal trainer over a webcam, or explaining theoretical concepts, here's 3 tips for your online session. Tips

How much should I charge as a tutor per hour?

Once you’ve decided to become a tutor, one of the most important answers you will need is when you are asked ‘How much do you charge?’ To know how much to charge, you will need to measure a few criteria against yourself and then come to the amount you

It’s a Match! Tutoring — how long should The First Session be?

Tutors and tutees often run into problems when it comes to the timing of their initial meetings. There is always pressure to accomplish a lot in any amount of time and tutoring with specific goals is no different. When it comes to the first tutoring session between a tutor and

Fail to plan, plan to… A lesson on planning a lesson

The idea behind planning a lesson is to give yourself, as a tutor, the perfect backdrop to lead in your session. The better prepared you are when you enter the session with your tutee, the more confident you will be. The element of control is important in your relationship dynamic

How much does a Polar Bear weigh…? How to break the ice in a tutoring session

Icebreakers can be a great tool to dissolve any form of tension or awkwardness in meetings between tutors and tutees. An initial meeting with a new person, of varying ages and backgrounds, can easily lead to uncomfortable moments. Icebreakers are not always the best option, due to poor execution, but

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