This is exactly why my Meetup group has grown past 2,000 members, people show up thinking they need to already know how to play, and the first thing that changes their mind is watching someone else ask a question they were embarrassed to ask.
The "no dumb question" idea works on a pickleball court the same way it works in a tech group. Once one person admits they don't know where to stand, three more people relax.
Have you noticed the same reluctance show up with technology as you do with new skills in general, that fear of being the one who's behind?
What a great article! Every month, I visit a couple of independent living communities in my neighborhood and give a pro-bono “tech talk”. The residents benefit from the visuals I provide and it’s awesome to see them helping each other. More importantly, I always learn something from them too ✨
Like many of your readers, I turn to my software expert Grandson with problems. Just this week I was having problems with a photo...I knew where I wanted to put it (in an album) but it ended up neither he nor I could at that moment get it figured...some of the problem was Apple to Android. I later maneuvered it to where I wanted. Gratifying that the youngster couldn't just do click-scroll-click-click and done, but eventually I got it! Don't ask me to replicate it though....
We frequently include AARP's tech classes on our community events calendar. Great resource!
This is exactly why my Meetup group has grown past 2,000 members, people show up thinking they need to already know how to play, and the first thing that changes their mind is watching someone else ask a question they were embarrassed to ask.
The "no dumb question" idea works on a pickleball court the same way it works in a tech group. Once one person admits they don't know where to stand, three more people relax.
Have you noticed the same reluctance show up with technology as you do with new skills in general, that fear of being the one who's behind?
What a great article! Every month, I visit a couple of independent living communities in my neighborhood and give a pro-bono “tech talk”. The residents benefit from the visuals I provide and it’s awesome to see them helping each other. More importantly, I always learn something from them too ✨
Thanks, Kate! And thanks for what you do for seniors!
Like many of your readers, I turn to my software expert Grandson with problems. Just this week I was having problems with a photo...I knew where I wanted to put it (in an album) but it ended up neither he nor I could at that moment get it figured...some of the problem was Apple to Android. I later maneuvered it to where I wanted. Gratifying that the youngster couldn't just do click-scroll-click-click and done, but eventually I got it! Don't ask me to replicate it though....
Get enough people involved and you can normally find a solution!
How old is your grandson?