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Teaching Industry Classes Brings Added Rewards
Hundreds of home builders, remodelers and others in the industry are serving as NAHB instructors in a variety of industry-oriented continuing education courses. And while it’s true that teaching costs most of these instructors time away from their businesses and leisure activity, they teach because they find it rewarding.
 “Each time I instruct a class, there is a spark that has the potential to light a candle inside one of my students,” said Gian Hasbrock, MIRM, CMP, of WOWISM, a sales and marketing division of Sanderling Homes based in Duck, N.C.
Hasbrock began teaching in 1999 and is now a full time instructor. “I realized that the fulfillment I get from helping others is the best job I could ever have,” he said
Jud Motsenbocker, CGR, CAPS, teaches as many as 30-40 seminars annually. Teaching enables him to network with industry peers across the country. It has also allowed him to improve his own business. He now knows his own company has all the proper business systems in place and that this has given him the flexibility to adapt to any industry trends and changes quickly, if needed.
Hal Von Nessen, MIRM, and the president of RESH Marketing in Columbia, S.C., finds teaching a rewarding challenge. “I know of no better way to challenge yourself than to teach,” he said. “I cannot imagine not teaching.”
How to Become an NAHB Instructor
The first step in becoming an instructor is to take the course you’re interested in teaching and fulfill all the requirements.
The next step is to take NAHB’s Train the Trainer course. This intensive program specifically addresses effective presentation skills and helps prospective instructors develop a comprehensive set of teaching techniques.
For the final step, you will be required to submit a written explanation of your expertise.
Depending upon past experience, however, all of these steps may be waived by an evaluation committee.
For more information, e-mail Tara Occhipinti at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8153.
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