Lesson Structure

My lesson's are structured into 1.5 hour sessions. I find this to be the optimal amount of time to be able to dive deep into a concept, without completely frying both of our brains. I offer 5 different types of lessons:

Video Review Lesson: 

The student records a video of themselves playing for about 30 minutes, and then goes over it with me via Skype voice chat. The student explains their thought processes to me and I try to spot flaws in their thought processes. Because it is a video, we are able to see how the session flows in real time, but are still able to stop and go over hands in depth. This is by far my favorite type of session review, and comprises the bulk of my sessions.

Classroom Style Lesson:

In this type of lesson, I give a classroom style lesson on a subject the student and I feel they need work on. This can vary from general philosophy to combinatorical analysis and dealing with check raises. These are very useful for students typically. I usually also give the student some "homework" to help reinforce the lesson.

Database Analysis Lesson:

I or the student runs a series of filters on their database to look for common leaks. I analyze the filtered results and offer a solution. This is a very useful type of lesson because it provides the student with empirical data about their leaks, and  usually the adjustment is fairly simple.

Hand History Review Lesson:

Very similar to video review, but not as effective. Because they are mostly the largest hands, we do not get to see the progression of the gameflow and the history. Good for going over specific hands that were not caught on video but still need to be reviewed.

Live Sweat Lesson:

A live sweat is when the student and I use skype and some sort of screenshare software during a live session. The student attempts to explain their thought processes and I try to give advice. These are by far my least favorite type of coaching session. Because it is a live session, there is never really enough time to go in depth into the hands, or to truly focus on playing well. Review and play should be almost entirely separated. By trying to both at once, we do neither well. I strongly prefer not to do these, though if a student insists I will do them.