4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jenks, OK
Posts: 3,477
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Originally Posted by Ragnar4
Seems like Grinderschool seems to have a lot of turnover.
I can't decide if it's good because you have fresh iterations and explanations on the same old ideas
or
if it's bad, because the lack of continuity and perhaps lost a few of your better video producers to circumstances beyond the sites controll.
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This is a valid point. Honestly, I think there is some good and some bad to be found from it. But I would like to make a couple of corrections, if I may:
Our turnover isn't really that high. We have a lot of instructors who end up taking time away from doing videos, but there are a variety of reasons for that - most still are actively involved with the site, either through the forums, through the Skype chatroom, or through private coaching. I don't think it is unusual for coaching to end up taking up enough time that it keeps some of our staff from having time to make videos.
That said, the benefits that new instructors bring are very real. First off, having someone else come in and explain things in a new way can help people get over the hump in learning key concepts that have a big impact on their game. Different people like different things, so where you might pick up on something Spenda says, I might need DWBH to explain it in his way before I grasp it fully.
Also, it's not just a matter of explaining similar things in new ways. Every instructor has his own individual strengths, and his own background to draw from. We've had a number of requests to cover 45-man SNGs. As great an asset as Glitlr was to the site, that was never going to be something he could do. So now we have a team that can cover the same material Glitlr covered, but also cover other areas, providing more complete training for our members.
I'm also not sure that continuity is a big issue. After the first 10-15 minutes of a new instructor's video (or, in extreme cases after the first video or two), everyone is comfortable and learning again - often all the better for it (for many of the reasons above).
Just my take,
Jeffrey "JGB146" Blake
Founder & Admin of Grinderschool.com
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