Share Your Passion: Teach a Skill or Hobby

If you’ve got a passion or in-depth knowledge for a particular skill or hobby, why not spread the joy by creating either a book, leaflets, workshops or course to share your knowledge? Whether you're an expert or a skilled enthusiast this is a great way to engage others and spark new interests. Here's how to turn your passion into something that educates and inspires!

1. Choose Your Skill or Hobby


First things first, you’ll need to decide on what skill or hobby you want to share as you may have more than one. Just think about what excites you most and what you feel confident teaching others. Choose something you're passionate about—it’ll show through in your work and make your content more engaging.

2. Decide on how you want to share your passion


Now that you’ve picked your topic or skill, think about how you want to encourage others to learn more or what platform you want to use to share your knowledge. You may be doing this to create a new stream of income or perhaps you want to offer your knowledge for free and create a like-minded community. 

There are a few options

* Create leaflets or a Zine - this can be an easy and fun way to start that allows you to share bite-size knowledge about your passion for free in your community, all you need to do is design your own A4 flyers with easy step-by-step stages, making it simple for readers to follow along. Use bullet points or numbered lists to keep it structured, and don’t be afraid to add tips and tricks you’ve learned along the way. The more helpful and straightforward, the better! You can distribute these at local creative hubs, markets and in your community 

* Write a book

If you feel you have a lot to offer than why not turn your passion into a book and share it with the world. Its now easier than ever to self-publish your own book or ebook. You want it to be at least 25 pages and upwards with accompanying images. 

* Offer workshops

If you have a creative passion such as crafting, art, photography or cooking, then offering an in-person workshop may be best. Work on developing a workshop that is interactive and educational. Most workshops last between 1-3hrs and you could offer this at your local Library or community centre. 

* Develop an online course.

This is likely to be the most time-consuming initially but once you have a course developed you only need to update it as and when. There are a host of online course builders you can use that help you put together an engaging and educational online course for your learners. 

3. Keep It Fun and Friendly

This is your chance to connect with others and share the excitement of your hobby. Keep things lighthearted, and avoid being too technical or formal—after all, you want your readers or pupils to feel comfortable and inspired to give it a go! Phrases like “Let’s get started!” or “You’ve got this!” will motivate your audience.

5. Don’t Forget the Call to Action


It's always a good idea to document your passion on social media as it's a great place to connect with others who have similar interests or those looking to get into the hobby. You can use this platform, big or small to include a simple call to action. This could be an invitation to visit your website, join your next local workshop, or follow you on social media for more tips. The goal is to keep the conversation going and create a community around your hobby.

We all have different insights, we don't have to have years of knowledge or have a PHD to share what we love because we can all offer something a little different so don't be put off sharing your passion with others.