As yet I have no paid teaching experience, but I have always tutored friends and family, including my sister for her history dissertation. I have been paid a couple of times for proof-reading, and have proofread documents for lawyers. I have a very high level of accuracy of expression, a good deal of patience, and a knack for explaining complex ideas

I still find my school history teacher very inspiring, both for how I express myself and for how I teach others. He was very clear about how to write good essays: clarity, coherence, and content (in order of importance, but all fundamental). When I review somebody's work, I concentrate first on making sure that their ideas are clear and obvious to the reader. I then ensure that the ideas are set out logically. Only then can the content of the essay shine through

However, content does not come from nowhere. In explaining any subject, I start big and work down to the smallest details. For example, history is home to a series of grand debates, such as free will vs. fate. From their I could narrow the focus to revolution - do people revolt because they want to or because they are forced to? From their, a student could approach a classic exam question like "The 1917 Russian Revolution was the will of the people. Discuss." with a mature attitude to joining the great conversation of history.