What have you read about CP? It's hard to offer any tips when I don't know how far along you are in researching the topic. Have you started reading the CP section on this forum? There's also Kathy Miller's site which is very informative.
The best way to familiarize yourself with CP soaping is to pull up a chair, get comfortable, and start reading on page 1 of our CP section of the forum, and then work your way forward. Also, the link Hazel gave you is an excellent site for those first starting out (and for old-timers alike). Here is another one that I found useful when I first started out: