Why I Love Teaching Jewellery Making with Anna Campbell (podcast episode)
What are the advantages of teaching jewellery making and how do you know when you’re experienced enough to teach? Anna Campbell answers these questions and more in this episode, which is all about her experience as a jewellery-making instructor. Anna is the Community Manager at Jewellers Academy, and she talks about overcoming imposter syndrome, building a connection with the broader jewellery making community, and seeing her jewellery business grow as a result of her teaching. Anna also shares a preview of our brand new course, “Teaching Jewellery Making.”
109 - Why I Love Teaching Jewellery Making
With Anna Campbell
What are the advantages of teaching jewellery making, and how do you know when you’re experienced enough to teach? Anna Campbell answers these questions and more in this episode, which is all about her experience as a jewellery making instructor. Anna is the community manager at Jewellers Academy, and she talks about overcoming imposter syndrome, building a connection with the broader jewellery making community, and seeing her jewellery business grow as a result of her teaching. Anna also shares a preview of our brand new course, “Teaching Jewellery Making.”
Episode Description:
In this episode, we’ll talk with Anna Campbell about teaching jewellery making (0:50)
How did you start teaching jewellery making? (2:07)
Did you struggle with imposter syndrome when you became a jewellery teacher? (6:17)
How has teaching connected you to the jewellery making community? (12:00)
Can you tell us about the income side of teaching? (13:42)
What’s your favourite part of teaching? (17:23)
Do students often buy your jewellery? (19:33)
Can you talk about the flexibility that teaching jewellery making offers? (24:48)
What will students learn from the Teaching Jewellery Making course? (28:03)
Do you have any other words of wisdom for other teachers or aspiring teachers? (34:04)
ABOUT ANNA
Anna Campbell is the part-time Community Manager for us here at Jewellers Academy and has worked with Jessica Rose for over 10 years. She is a qualified teacher and certified life coach for creatives. She and her husband moved from London to Edinburgh in Scotland where Anna started Jewellery School Scotland. The business has quickly grown and her jewellery workshops usually sell out weeks in advance. She has also filmed the brand new Teaching Jewellery Making course with Jewellers Academy.
https://www.jewelleryschoolscotland.co.uk/
Resources
Watch the episode on YouTube
Register for the new Teaching Jewellery Making course!
Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook
Your next listen
Has this episode got you thinking about starting to teach? Take a listen to our episode with Nisha Doughlin, a jewellery maker and teacher who’s committed to helping other girls and women in Trinidad find new opportunities through jewellery making.
