This beginner's guide to cyclic voltammetry is designed to take you from novice to competent in a week. It bypasses all the mathematical proofs that often act as barriers to learning and begins with the practical information about experimental setup which will let you immediately start collecting and interpreting cyclic voltammograms. After the knowledge needed for gaining hands-on experience has been laid out, the underlying concepts that explain what happens at a molecular level during a cyclic voltammogram are described using easily understandable pictures and animations. This book is not meant to replace any of the go-to textbooks for electrochemistry, but to serve as a stepping stone on ones journey into the field, like a helpful postdoc in book form.