GET YOUR FIRST ZHINENG QIGONG TEACHER’S TOOLBOX
When starting off as a Zhineng Qigong teacher, a bit of help and best practice can be useful and give you confidence in running your own workshops! Even as an experienced teacher you might find the odd “tool” that can add great value to your work. The Teacher’s Hub provides an ever-growing toolbox of useful tips & tricks as well as templates and checklists to support you in your valuable work! We are happy to share and provide all tools for FREE to Zhineng Qigong teachers.
Planning a Workshop
Find a treasure box of checklists and templates on what to consider when running a workshop! Advise on what to look out for when choosing a workshop venue, a checklist on how to prepare a workshop logistically, a guide on how to price a workshop, recommendations and best practice when inviting a Master from China and many more tools to come over time….
Marketing your workshop
How do you get (new) students? How do you convert participants into regular students? How do you build a community? This part of the toolbox will inspire you in how to best market your workshops and reach as many people as possible. Starting from more conventional methods all the way to building Social Media following, the choice will be yours which strategies you would like to follow!
Legal & Finances
Unless you are an accountant or lawyer, this is the “least fun” section for most of us! Obviously, you will be responsible to check relevant laws and regulations in your respective countries but we want to at least share some of or thoughts with you that you might find helpful. Topics include templates for invoicing, tracking payments, how to deal with cancellations, legal issues to consider like insurance and indemnity forms.
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An elevator speech is actually a great conversation starter. It can help you initiate an interaction whether you are spontaneously meeting new people in a public space, or at a Zhineng Qigong event attended by people who are already interested and want to know more. The goal is to intrigue your potential client and have them ask questions about what you are offering. This free eBook will teach you how it works.
A business card is one of the easiest and most effective ways to share your contact information with people. Possessing one is critical in developing and growing your business and creates legitimacy and professionalism. This free eBook will teach you how it works.
Websites are containers of content. They are a brilliant combination of design and content that deliver words and images to visitors. Websites are an irreplaceable accessory to your business that help you expand your audience. In many instances, your website will be your first impression on a customer. This free eBook will teach you how it works.
When thinking of setting up your workshop, there is a multitude of things that you may want to keep in mind. Planning workshops is a great way of really getting you to think about the complete picture of what you want to offer your clients. While most of the time, your workshops may simply be a “Level 1” or “Level 2” workshop, targeting the general public, it might also be a great idea to run the occasional specialized workshop, to reach a new target audience.
When you are setting up the logistics of running your workshop, your venue or space is a critical part of the event’s success.
Before you begin expanding your workshops, you will most likely start within your local hometown, where you know many people and can expect attendees such as family and friends. Choosing a location where the majority of the workshop participants reside, lowers travel costs and increases the number of comers.
We have compiled categories of tools and checklists that we find very helpful when it comes to smoothly running a successful workshop. We are all different in how we take in information most easily, whether we prefer conversation-oriented spaces or more structured programmes, whether we need to move our bodies to keep our brains active, […]
Being a Qigong teacher is a very rewarding position
that also brings along certain responsibilities. You
are teaching more than poses; you are sharing with
your clients a way of living, helping them transform
aspects of their lives, and guiding them through
these ancient reserves of wisdom.
What is important to remember here is that every
opportunity you have to collect an email address
and add it to your mailing list means yet another
potential client. It is estimated that 5% of those
who receive your emails will sooner or later join
your classes – simple tool, great gains!
As a local Qigong teacher, your first target
group is the local community. People who are
geographically closer to you are more likely to
attend your workshops, and a rough estimate of
about 70-80% of workshop attendants are usually
local. Your local community creates and increases
the demand for the services you are offering.
Because you are part of this community, you can
form a dynamic and personalised setting where you
regularly interact with your students, who in turn
tell more and more people about your business,
constantly expanding your circle of clients as you
make new connections.
Social media is a growingly essential part of any
successful marketing plan. Statistics reveal that
the average person spends over 5 hours per day
on his or her smartphone. What does that mean
for your business? It means opportunity. The vast
and endlessly evolving platforms available give you
access to people from all over the world, with all
types of backgrounds and interests.
Once you have established your practice and are seeking ways to expand it, it is a good idea to start thinking about cooperating with other Zhineng Qigong masters. Inviting a Chinese master to host your workshop is a great way to form connections with, and gain knowledge from other experts in this field. It means […]
