Teaching Self Assessment

I taught Ticket to Ride: Europe this past week. I think I did a pretty good job. They seemed to pick up the rules right off the bat to the point where everyone becomes more competitive once they know what they're doing. Of course, it's a pretty simple game so it may have more to do with that than with my explanation skills. I also tried my best to advise people without being a backseat driver and for the most part tried to let them figure out strategies that worked best for them. I think the main thing I need to do is to not only pour over the rules but practice actually explaining them out loud. I felt like I rambled or repeated myself a lot when explaining the game. I don't really feel like teaching this game changed my approach to that game or to other games but that's probably because I've played it so much that I didn't discover anything new.