A veteran lineman points toward a connection on a utility pole while speaking, as a young apprentice leans in beside him holding a notebook, listening closely. Rural roadside setting with wooden poles in the background.

He's not just pointing. He's teaching. But only if he says it out loud.

Most of what you know lives in your head. The apprentice can't see it. They see your hands move, but they don't know why you made that choice.

Today's focus: Narrate your process.

When you test a connection, say why. When you place a ground, name it. "I'm placing this here, so it doesn’t get in the way of our rigging." That one sentence turns a habit into a lesson. Silence teaches nothing. Or worse, it teaches them to guess.

Name what you're doing. Out loud. That's how standards transfer.

Share this with your crew.

Lito Wilkins