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How do you know if
you're a good instructor?

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Is it based on member feedback,
if you have a great following,

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or how your director
evaluates you?

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Even if you are an
amazing instructor--

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and I'm sure you are--

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would you want to get
better if you could?

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I'm Angie Miller.

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And I hope you said yes.

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Because I think there's
always room for growth.

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And growth is a great
way to stay challenged.

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That's why today I want to
share the number one best

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test to see if you're
a good instructor,

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so you can continue
to grow and take

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your skills to the next level.

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You can do this
test on your own.

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And it's simple.

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All you have to do is capture
what you do on camera.

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But it is more challenging
than you think.

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I filmed my first
fitness video in 2007.

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And I had never filmed
myself teaching a live class.

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And still, I could
tell I started

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practicing for that video.

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I thought I was pretty seasoned.

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But I realized right away that
I had a lot of room for growth.

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It's hard to watch
yourself on camera.

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But filming yourself
teaching a live class

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is an excellent learning tool.

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And if you're still
not convinced,

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I have five reasons why
you should grab a camera

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and give it a try.

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Number one-- members are
not your best critics.

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Members might give
you awesome feedback.

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But it may not be
the type of feedback

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you need to improve your skills.

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Members don't
really know what we

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know about quality instruction.

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They might just know
that they like you

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because of your personality.

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Or they decide
they don't like you

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because you don't teach like
their favorite instructor.

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Number two-- you can check
your skills using an evaluation

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form.

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When you film, you can
evaluate your skills

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using any evaluation form
for group fitness instructors

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that you find online
or one that you maybe

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get from your director.

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The form will list
standard criteria

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for quality instruction.

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And it will spotlight
areas where you

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excel or might need to improve.

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Number three-- proof
versus perception.

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Sometimes what you
think you say and do

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is different from
what's happening.

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But when you see
yourself on camera,

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you discover things, like
I need to correct my form

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and alignment, or maybe
you're not making eye contact,

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or you're cuing isn't clear,
or maybe you talk too much.

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You can check your body language
and facial expressions and even

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your energy.

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You really don't know until
you witness it for yourself

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and till you watch
and listen and learn.

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Number four-- you avoid
teaching plateaus.

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Unless you're
willing to plateau,

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you're always a
work in progress.

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And after all, we have to be
able to identify our strengths

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and weaknesses.

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And without concrete evidence,
how do we know where we excel

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and where we need to improve?

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Number five-- a video
is an experience

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we get to keep and share.

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If you're like me, you
keep a written library

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of your choreography.

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But a video library is an
even better way to keep track.

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You can also grab highlight
reels to post on social media

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to promote your classes.

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And you have your videos
for nostalgia purposes

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and to evaluate your
progress over time.

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I'm Angie Miller.

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And I'm really glad you
joined me here today.

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I hope you'll
continue connecting

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with me on social
media and reaching out

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with thoughts and questions.

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On Instagram, I'm
Angie Miller Fitness.

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And on Facebook and Twitter,
I'm Angie Miller Fit.

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Keep doing what you love
and loving what you do.

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I'll see you next time.