I don't know. But I'll answer anyway.
- Enthusiasm for the subject
- Comfort with the level of knowledge and understanding of the material
- Some minimal level of organization ability
- Pacing
- Some patience, but not too much
- Some ineffable ability to explain stuff
- Did I mention patience, lots of patience
- Time. Practise. Time.
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