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+Demo Spyder in the first session
+Make an index of topics: "I want to do X" Look in notebook Y"
+Go slower
+Explicitly send an email notification, don't rely on balckboard update
+Add Ben Macleod and other technicians
+when you start talking (again), give people 30 secs to bring their attention before starting the material. Don't jump straight in bc their attention isn't there
+Make some challenges for the faster students:
+cartopy function to add an offset to a coordinate, e.g. make a 10 km box around a point, or circle etc... Convert decimal degs todeg minutes
+
+idea:
+analogy of cooking for the utility of multi processing. WHile you wait 10 mins for veg to boil, you should be chopping something else to get dinner ready
+From the suggestions:
+
+Keep doing:
+Stay friendly
+I like the workbook format
+practical exercises 
+use actual data for exercises, which makes the content easier to follow than some random made up data
+carry on as you are because you're great
+Liked how many of the examples related to my work, and even offered explanations on things beyond the scope of python figures.
+Great examples to work through.
+Wandering round and offering tailored assistance and enthusiasm
+mix of exercises and theory, suggest applications of functions
+Exercises; Notebook (great to be able to look through in own time); course was really well delivered
+Lots of exercises.  Sending installation instructions in advance.
+Everything is great, I wish this introductory course would be actually split down into two as it would make it easier for beginners to digest the content better. 
+ Spyder
+
+Stop doing:
+Relying on UEA IT to set things up correctly
+Setting anaconda up is the hardest part maybe do this in class
+explaining new concepts really quickly (or assuming that everyone knows mathematical concepts like matrices)
+It was mentioned that some content was removed? Maybe this could be left in for those who wish to skip ahead to something more technical.
+It went a little bit too fast for an absolute beginner.
+Assume people have a bit less knowledge than you did .
+speaking so damn fast
+
+New things:
+have a few more pointers on how to write the code for the more complex exercises. At the moment, the options are to try yourself or look at the answers
+add discussion of extra tools (git, pyucharm etc.)