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Mentoring
Another great way to build your leadership skills is to be a mentor to a new club member. Not only are you enhancing your own skills,
you are helping a fellow Toastmaster improve him/herself. As a mentor, you should:
Be available to spend time with your mentee - at least 15 minutes per week to help prepare for that first Ice Breaker speech and to explain meeting roles.
Be patient. People learn at different speeds!
Be supportive. Offer food for thought. Make member write own speech. Offer small suggestions.
Be a good listener.
Review the ten projects in the manual, showing how each project builds on the preceding project.
Brainstorm speech ideas with your mentee as a way of generating enthusiasm.
Explain the responsibilities of each role at a typical TNT meeting.
Encourage your mentee to participate in meetings and schedule the Ice Breaker speech within the next month.
Set realistic, growth-oriented goals.
Provide background information about the Toastmasters organization.
Provide supportive and helpful feedback on each of your mentee's performances, whether it's Grammarian, Timer or Speaker.
Teach your mentee about the evaluation process.
Encourage your mentee to attend and participate in contests and activities outside the club.
Explain the duties of each of the Officer positions.
As Toastmasters, we care, share, reach and teach through the Mentor program. For more information about mentor, please refer to: Mentor Speech (MS PowerPoint presentation).
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