Hi Joan! I too tend to speak quickly when covering a subject I know well, but realizing, as you mentioned, that it may be the student's first introduction to the material. I have found that taking the time to paraphrase, asking a question, telling a related story, giving an example or demonstration, and sometimes just stopping and taking a few good breaths all help to slow things down a bit. It is common ground for most of us in career education, as you mentioned, to have the responsibility of teaching a lot of content or applications in a very short period of time to students with diverse backgrounds, needs and challenges. Though it is important to cover the primary learning objectives in a course, particularly if they involve foundational and sequential skills, each needed to be mastered before the next one applied, I have found that knowing the basics well is better than knowing a little something about everything. Subject outlines that highlight the most important topics in order are an excellent resource. Thanks so much for your observations! Jay Hollowell ED106 Facilitator