You Suck at Teaching HazMat
A Guide to a More Engaging Delivery for Any Audience

You Suck at Teaching HazMat isn’t actually a book about hazardous materials. It’s a book about how to teach hard things well. Whether you’re a teacher, trainer, public speaker, safety instructor, or anyone responsible for educating adults, this guide shows you how to take even the driest, most technical subject matter and turn it into training people actually enjoy.

The authors have taught thousands of classes to school teachers, police officers, firefighters, military units, and emergency responders—audiences who don’t have time for ineffective instruction. Their secret? It’s not the content. It’s the approach: practical, repeatable strategies that keep people engaged, focused, and energized from start to finish.

Inside this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Capture attention and keep it, even with notoriously boring or complex material

• Structure information so learners absorb it faster and retain it longer

• Build flow that makes your sessions feel natural, not forced

• Manage a room with confidence—no matter who’s in it

• Communicate clearly, even when the topic is complicated

• Create engagement without gimmicks or cheesy activities

• Level up your delivery so your teaching becomes your strongest tool

A surprising pattern emerged over years of instruction:
Too many trainers blame the topic when their teaching falls flat. But difficult content is not an excuse for mediocre instruction. This book shows you how to rise above “good enough” and become the kind of presenter people remember.

HazMat was simply the proving ground. The truth is: If you can teach HazMat well, you can teach anything.

Whether you’re building better training programs, leading professional development, improving your public speaking, or trying to become the instructor others look up to, You Suck at Teaching HazMat gives you the tactics, mindset, and real-world tools you need to elevate your teaching—no matter what you teach.

Perfect For:

• Educators & trainers

• Corporate instructors

• First responders & safety professionals

• Public speakers

• Workshop leaders

• Anyone who wants more effective, engaging teaching skills

If the word “HazMat” made you hesitate, good. Keep reading anyway. You’re exactly who this book was written for.