I am a firm believer that comprehensive knowledge of the subject one wants to teach is only half the battle won. A successful teacher needs the other aspect - which is of effectively being able to communicate that knowledge to their students.

This is why I believe that practical learning of the subject should be the priority over theory based teaching. Most of my time in preparing for a lecture/ sessions with a student goes in thinking about understandable and effective examples that would make them grasp a particular concept with ease.

For teaching a subject like Photography, I always make sure that I focus on the essentials. Hence I do not focus too much on boring theory aspects. Instead, I show you how a particular aspect has to be applied practically and how it changes the photograph that you want to take. Not only does it make it easier to understand, the students feel more enthusiastic in learning by this approach because they see a direct relation in what is being taught and the end result, which is taking the photograph that you had in the mind.

Again, with a subject like Digital Marketing or Social Media Marketing, there is no way that a student can grasp the essentials without a practical session where he or she builds a dummy business. Working on dummy business really makes the learning enjoyable and effective, and I always use this technique. The confidence acquired from this is immense as the student will know exactly how to market a business in real life too since he or she has done it in a simulated environment.

The same goes for Motivational and Soft Skills training too. Unless the students participate in practical sessions where they are forced to push their limits in front of others, they won't ever experience real growth. Though they might be nervous initially, they soon begin to get used to get out of their comfort zones.

To sum it up, I can say that I am a contemporary teacher who believes that learning has to be fun. If the students enjoy an activity while they are learning, they are more likely to fall in love with it when they execute it in the real world.