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Mentoring Program Communications Activities
Orientation Stage Part 3, Activities 14-16
Activities 1-18 are appropriate for use by individual pairs during the
early stages of their relationship. This page contains activities
14-16. You can also review
activities 1-7 and
8-13.
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Activity 14
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Listening Goals |
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Purpose |
To encourage the mentor to actively listen by asking questions. |
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Approximate Time |
10 minutes |
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Resources Needed |
- Both partners |
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Steps |
The mentor can introduce this activity at any stage in the
relationship. Every time the mentor asks a question during a
discussion, they gain a point. Every time they make a statement
about themselves, they lose a point. The mentor’s aim is to gain
as many points as possible in ten minutes. The mentor might
discuss this activity with their protégé and ask them to record
the number of questions and the number of statements made by the
mentor at random times in the relationship. The protégé is
unlikely to initiate the process.
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Activity 15
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Focused Listening |
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Purpose |
To explore how we prefer to solve problems, learn or look for
challenges. This activity can be used by program facilitators
with all participants or by individual mentoring pairs. This
does not require a qualified administrator.
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Approximate Time |
20 minutes |
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Resources Needed |
- Both partners |
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Steps |
Sit facing each other.
Protégés: describe to your mentor your most significant
achievement to date, your most embarrassing moment, or your most
vivid childhood memory.
Mentors: listen for general information, specific details and
feelings. Feed back your understanding of the incident
discussing the general and specific details, and feelings. |
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Activity 16
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Questions, Questions, and More Questions |
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Purpose |
To broaden the range of question types used by mentors. |
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Approximate Time |
15 minutes |
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Resources Needed |
- Both partners
- Whiteboard
- Markers
- A copy of
worksheet 16 for each partner. |
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Steps |
Instructions are in the worksheet |
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