Skills/Knowledge Exchange

This may sound like an uncharacteristically hippyish thing to suggest, and my previous book-exchange thread fizzled into nothingness, but general Christmassy inactivity has got me to thinking...

All of us have some skills or knowledge that other people would be interested to learn, but never quite bother to organise due to the hassle/expense of courses or whatever. So how about we teach each other? Enough of us on here know each other well enough to know if we'll get on in a teacher/student kind of deal...

Of course, none of us will be experts in whatever field we're exchanging, but we'll know more than nothing, and that's enough to get the ball rolling. If people want to go further, they can sort themselves out.

My thinking is that if there are material or logistical costs, then those should be paid for by the learner, but the time of the teacher should be offered free. If you're interested, post what you can offer/what you're interested in, and **sort out meetings via PM. **

I'll start:

I can offer:
Drums tuition,
Snowboarding lessons,
Bike maintenance/wheel building instruction,
How to wheelie/bunnyhop/other basic tricks,
How to make delicious stews,
A critique of your screenplay (I have a degree in this shit, and am much better at analysing than I am at creating...)

Stuff I'm interested in:
Gardening, particularly growing food,
Cooking 'ethic' food properly,
General DIY kind of things,
Playing an non-percussive instrument, but one which is easy to pick up...
Making useful things from wood/metal etc

On a separate but related note, I'm always looking for people to play squash and table tennis with, and also somewhere nearby to play that doesn't require membership.

I'm just going to list the more unusual skills**:

I can offer:**

• Windsurf coaching (from complete beginner to carve gybe). I'm president of the uni club, which you don't have to be a student to join. Membership includes use of kit and local reservoir whenever it's windy.
  
• I can ride a unicycle
  
• I know quite a lot about biology
  

Can help with:

Techie stuff: Building websites, mobile applications, servers, networks (inc. CCNA).

Maths stuff: pure mathematics, discrete mathematics, logic, set theory, cryptography and some statistics.

Professional stuff: PRINCE2 exams, Agile DSDM.

Sporty stuff: Basketball coaching and how not to cycle in Richmond Park plus intermediate mechanic skills.

Would like help with: accounting, investment appraisals and design critiquing.

^ oops also intermediate Wakeboarding

Dan, is there a decent dry slope around brum? I'm going snowboarding in the Cairngorms in February and would like to have session to get used to it again (if it's steep enough to actually make it challenging)

Happy to help out with any Audio / Recording / Music Production needs. Software help if you like..(Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Live)

Dan, is there a decent dry slope around brum? I'm going snowboarding in the Cairngorms in February and would like to have session to get used to it again (if it's steep enough to actually make it challenging)

There's Ackers Trust, but it's not very good. I've never snowboarded on dry slope. I wouldn't worry about 'getting used to it' again. I learned snowboarding regular, before starting skating and realising I was actually goofy, then going back a year later, and picking it back up almost immediately.

Also, MsTrN and Benjam, I'm guessing you're in London, and this is a Birmingham thread.

I can help people understand the rules of the NFL.

Ackers Trust Small Heath, its a decent dry slope Stu. (yes i can ski!!)

@benjam I may be able to help with investment appraisals. If you are interested pm me.

I can teach you to suffer as you try to stay on my wheel

I can teach you to suffer as you try to stay on my wheel

not the best skill...

If anyone wants to know how to play accordian i can give u crash course in some irish folk songs.

Benjam drop me a PM if you have accounting questions.

I can offer:
Painting tuition, inc canvas frame and board making/stretching etc.
Bike Maintenance/Repair backed up with a reasonable tool kit and massive bench vice.
Whole host of DIY/Decorating skills learnt from exhibition installation etc

I can teach you how to kick ass on Modern Warfare 3.

psssh anyone can sprint across a map and knife someone

frame building
frame painting
not being able to cook
not being able to use a washing machine or any other useful household things

Perks can you recommend a good book on welding?

Perks can you recommend a good book on welding?

no its to practical to learn from a book ,search youtube for videos on brazing or get sombody to teach you

I can teach you to suffer as you try to stay on my wheel
Bit of a statement chap, last person that said a similar thing to me got shown who's boss.

Bit of a statement chap, last person that said a similar thing to me got shown who's boss.

Yeah but pastry means a bike, not a car...

any graphics guys on here with access to a vinyl cutter ?

Bit of a statement chap, last person that said a similar thing to me got shown who's boss.

I know it's a bit of a statement. I made it because I can back it up*.

*In March. I'm still base training at the moment