umm what i tell people at first so they dont stall when i am teaching them (builds confedince) is to put it in nuteral and just practice getting it to hold in an RPM range of 1,500 - 2000

once they get the hang of that i tell them to put it in gear and slowly let out the clutch pedal and to continue to give gas so the RPM's dont drop below 1,000... once they have the clutch out i tell them to push the pedal back in and apply the brake... and make them do the same in reverse... once they get the hang of starting and stopping the rest is cake