You might think that going out of your way to share what you know with others might be a purely altruistic endeavor. Instead, there are considerable benefits to be gained by sharing your knowledge. Even if you are early in your career, you will always have some skills you can share with others. You might explain to another technician your layout for busking a show, or you might decide to host a mini-seminar in the lighting shop. Just teaching others will help you to solidify your personal skill set. To help foster our industry, we should all look for opportunities to instruct others and share what we have learned. By doing so, we will learn more and expand the abilities and professionalism of our entire field.
Brad Schiller, from “Feeding the Machines,” PLSN, June 2013, page 64
