This is a good HOWTO, not only to encourage women into Linux but also about showing and explaining things on the computer the right way in general.
To be honest, I used to do some things as well, which are explained to be avoided in the HOWTO. For instance taking away the keyboard/mouse when showing something...
So here it is: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO...nux-HOWTO.html
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