I wrote this in another place, but it matches Thomas Garrett's experience closely:
This doesn't pertain to CC training, per se, so much as converting & training a new shooter. I've been a shooter for *many* years, but my wife has never been a gun person. Not anti, just uninitiated. For the longest time it had been "are you sure that's safe?" "can that thing go off?" and the like. Each comment was met with a gentle explanation of firearms in general, handguns in particular, safety issues and training, etc.
A few weeks ago, a nonchalant "I'm doing some shooting today, care to come along?" (about the 843rd time asking her) resulted in her accompanying me. Now, my carry wewapon, Taurus MilPro .45, isn't necessarily the ideal beginner's choice. But she was willing to try for a change. 3-5 yards resulted in more misses than hits. 2 hours later, after explanation of trigger control, sight picture, grip/stance and recoil management, she was on-target at 7 yards, and understood the complete manual of arms of the weapon. She actually shot more than I did!
A week or so later I got questions: "Do they make lighter guns?" "Do they make guns that recoil less?" "Do they make 'women's'guns?" That's when I knew I had her. Last week we went to the gun shop. We spent almost an hour with a very patient salesman, letting her handle and dry fire *many* models. She proclaimed the Charter Arms .38 felt best in her hand, and she was able to deal with the DA trigger. So I sprang the question: "Would you like to have that?" To my surprise, she agreed! We have another range session scheduled, and she spends a bit of time every night dry firing, reading the manual, and asking questions.
The point of all this? Slow, gentle, and steady is a good way to bring a non-shooter over to the bright side. She's confident that I have the knowledge to teach her, and the experience to keep us safe during training. FWIW, I've found that women seem to take training *much* better than men. Not sexist, just experience.
If you have a non-shooter (as opposed to an anti-shooter), consider taking your time with discussions, not pushing the issue, and take advantage of every curiosity opportunity.
HTH
-jb