Sorry, I don't have any specific tips. I studied Russian in college and didn't find Cyrillic to be a barrier at all. I just learned the sounds and with a week

Sorry, I don't have any specific tips. I studied Russian in college and didn't find Cyrillic to be a barrier at all. I just learned the sounds and with a week or two of practice, it seemed natural enough. I've lost much of my Russian (such as it was) through disuse, but I can still read the alphabet just fine.