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The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbiesallows Sims to utilize new ways to share their hobbies and skills with others. One of these is through the new interactive whiteboard, which lets Sims host or listen to a lecture and build their skills in the process.
Lectures are often part of paid classes, especially in a small business, but they are also more versatile than that. A Sim can also choose to participate in or host a lecture without Simoleons changing hands, as long as they are knowledgeable enough.
How To Host A Class
If you want tohost a class, then you’ll need toset up a small business.This has an associated cost of $750, and you’ll need to build apublicly accessible areafor customers on anySmall Business Residential lot.
To run a class, you will need topurchase a whiteboardas well asenough skill items for at least three Simsto be able to partake inthe hobby you want to teach a class on.So three easels for painting, sketchpads or tattoo tables for tattooing, pottery wheels and a kiln for pottery etc.
You must have level five or above in a skill to teach a class or give a lecture about it.
To begin, simplyclick on the whiteboardand then select theStart Class option.You’ll only be able to host a class if you meet the requirements.Classes are chargeablewith the price increasing for eachskill level above fiveyour Sim has.
Attending A Class
You canask a small business owner to start a classby clicking on awhiteboardas a customer and selectingAsk To Start Class.
Attending a class willbuild your skills much faster and you’ll level quickly. While there is afee to attendthe class, during itlectures and mentoring are free,so ensure to ask the teacher for mentoring byselecting the option from the social menu.
Class Goals
Bothattendees and hosts will have goals for classes.A teacher’s main aim is to give a lecture, mentor a student, demonstrate their skills and interact with attendees. An attendee will listen to the lecture, ask for mentoring, practice the skill and socialize with others.
Skill boosts are given for hosting or attending as well as for completing goals. Both parties will build their skills.
How To Host A Lecture
Lectures can be hosted anywhere.All you need is a whiteboard.When you choose to host a lecture, it’s something which isfree for any Sims in the area to attend.
To start a lecture,click on the whiteboardand selectstart lecture.Anyskill you have at level five or abovewill be offered as a choice. The rest will be grayed out.
you’re able to choose to give a lecture to a specific Sim. This is helpful if you want to direct one of your Sims to help another.
You cangive a lecture from any whiteboard, even one in a business you don’t own. As long as it isn’t in use, any Sim canclick the board and choose to start lecture.
The Benefits Of Lectures
Listening to and giving lecturesbuilds both skill levels and relationshipsbetween Sims. Sharing of knowledge with another will have apositive impacton your relationship with them.
What’s The Difference Between A Class And A Lecture?
Aclasscan only be given by asmall business owneror aneligible employee given permissionto host classes. Attending a class will always have anassociated costwhich increases as the teacher’s skill level does.
A lecture can befreely given and listened to. All you need is toclick the whiteboardand select to eithergive or listen to a lecture.
How To Listen To A Lecture For Free
Free lecturesare commonly given aspart of ahobby meetup.Most hobby meetings take place in areas with a whiteboard, soattendees can freely share knowledge.
Make sure to click on the noticeboards in your neighbourhood to enable notifications for hobby meetups.
If aclass is runningwhen you visit a place like Terra-Potta you can alsolisten to the lecture for free.
Sometimessmall business ownerswill alsogive free lecturesto encourage customers to stay. Just be aware thatsome small businesses charge by the hour,so while you may not be paying for the lecture, youmay be paying to stay and listen!
