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Driving Instructor Skills - MSP Interactive session (Language warning!)

In this episode, we dive into the skills that go into a driving instructor’s effectiveness — far beyond “just” knowing how to teach someone to move a car. We explore how passion, awareness, communication, and emotional control shape not only safer drivers but better learning experiences. There’s also a language warning… courtesy of Bloody Carl, who makes an enthusiastic appearance in this one. Here are some of the talking points: 🟠 Passion for Driving & Real Driving Skill Why being genuinely invested in driving — not just teaching it — helps instructors model good habits and inspire learners. 🟠 Conscious, Self-Aware Driving How staying mentally present behind the wheel sets the tone for your lessons and shapes the standard your learner mirrors. 🟠 Looking & Planning Ahead Not just what we do, but why we do it. Understanding the purpose behind each decision helps ADIs explain, simplify, and guide more effectively. 🟠 Genuine Curiosity & Willingness to Learn The best instructors never feel “finished.” We talk about the mindset shift that keeps instructors growing alongside their learners. 🟠 Questioning Skills Good questions create insight. Poor questions create confusion. We explore how to use questioning effectively. 🟠 Watching Your Pupils Closely Reading your learners — their behaviour, their body language, their decision-making — and adapting the lesson accordingly. 🟠 Patience & Calmness Under Pressure Managing your own emotions so you can help manage theirs. Even small frustrations can derail a pupil’s progress if not handled well. 🟠 Effective Observations: What Do They Actually Look Like? Breaking down what “good observation” really means, and how learners can move from simply looking to actually seeing. 🟠 Understanding the Why Learners remember better when things make sense. We discuss how context transforms instructions into long-term skills. 🟠 Understanding Your Learner Who are they? How do they learn? What’s their emotional bandwidth today? Better understanding equals better coaching. 🟠 Rapport & Trust Why trust is the foundation of productive lessons — and how instructors can build it authentically. 🟠 Listening & Embracing Silence One of the hardest skills to master. We explore why silence is not failure, but space for thinking. 🟠 Context, Context, Context Helping learners link what they see, what they decide, and why it matters. 🟠 Reflection as a Skill Not just asking, “How did that go?” but helping learners understand what actually changed and why. I hope you find this episode useful, let us know in the comments!