Mentor

In Toastmasters members always talk about mentors and mentorship programs. If you still don’t have a mentor or aren’t sure if you can become a mentor, this article is for you.

Almost any member of the club who has delivered at least three projects from Competent Communicator manual can become a mentor. These conditions vary depending on the inner club rules. But the key point is to have enough knowledge, skills and will to share it with others.

Some of newcomers may ask do they really need a mentor? Manuals of course are good, however guidance from a real person is essential on the initial levels of learning. Moreover, if experienced member has stagnation period in the development of his or her public speaking skills he or she can find a mentor too.

Mentoring has a lot of positive outcomes, such as personal growth, team-building and creation of warm and welcoming atmosphere among members of the club.

When trying to find yourself a mentor, firstly ask: is there a speaker or a leader who do I want to be like in our club? Is there a person who knows more than me and can teach me? And if this person exists can we become friends?

To become friends is really important because this allows you to accept critics amd advice much easier and to learn faster!

For expienced members mentorship is a cool option to uncover hidden potential as by teaching we learn!

Interesting fact! In some clubs mentor-mentee relationships became something bigger and led to the wedding 😱