At my current job I’ve repeatedly been asked, “Won’t you get bored doing New Hire Orientation every week?” My answer is always “No way!” and the reason is the same as the reason why I love teaching.

Presenting New Hire Orientation and managing our on-boarding program means I am the first introduction the new hires have on their first day. I have the opportunity, and the honor, to set the stage for every new employee’s experience at our company. Seeing the smiles, nods, and even the occasional exclamation of “See, that’s why I took this job!” as I describe the company and its culture is so rewarding, how could I ever find it boring?

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 69% of employees are more likely to stay with a company for three years if they experienced great on-boarding. New employees who went through a structured on-boarding program were 58% more likely to be with the organization after three years. Organizations with a standard on-boarding process experience 50% greater new-hire productivity.

That’s also why I love teaching! I love providing my students (corporate or academic) the tools and resources they need to succeed – in their jobs, their careers, their life. In terms of presenting the New Hire Orientation class every week, how could such a critical part of employee productivity and company success ever be boring?

If presenting the same information week after week is boring, then you’re doing it wrong. If you find it boring, so will your audience. You have to find what inspires you in the material you’re teaching, and use it to inspire your audience, whether it’s about new hire onboarding and the background, policies, and culture of the company, a technical skill, or an academic subject.

Find places in the material to engage your audience. Your audience (hopefully) won’t be the same individuals taking the same live class with you over and over. Each person has a different personality, a different set of experiences, a different story. Get a feel for your audience, interact with them, and find ways to have them interact with you and the material you’re teaching them. Use their unique experiences and personalities in your interaction with the material, and you’ll never be bored with it. Who knows, they may end up teaching you a thing or two!