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Pathways Mentoring Program |
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Mentorship is an integral part of Toastmasters, with benefits
that reach far beyond the club meeting.
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Every Toastmaster member in every path is required to complete
the 'Introduction to Toastmasters Mentoring'. Those who
want additional training in mentoring should persue this
program.
The Pathways Mentoring Program is
available after you have completed one path in Pathways. It's an
optional program that is laid out much like one of the eleven
paths, in that it has projects that must be done sequentially. |
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The Pathways Mentor Program is:
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Designed to help you build and reinforce the skills
needed to provide a positive mentoring experience for
protégés.
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Designed to help you understand your role as a mentor
through a comprehensive assignment that includes a mentoring
commitment lasting six months.
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Comprised of three projects that must be completed
sequentially.
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Prepare to Mentor
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Mentoring
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Advanced Mentoring
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Highlights |
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The mentor projects cover a wide range of topics from
understanding your role as a mentor and assessing your readiness
through a comprehensive assignment that includes a six-month
mentoring commitment. To be designated a Pathways Mentor, you
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- be a member in good standing for six months, and
- complete one entire path in Pathways
as well as the Pathways Mentor Program
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Important information to know before you begin: |
- Notify your vice president education (VPE) as soon as
you have requested the Pathways Mentor Program.
- Part of your work will be to honestly evaluate your
readiness to mentor.
- Mentoring benefits the protégé and the mentor.
- You may choose to work with protégés outside of
Toastmasters
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The three projects |
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Prepare to Mentor |
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Purpose: The purpose of this project is to spend time learning
about your goals, your interest in being a mentor, and your
readiness to begin working with a protégé.
Overview: Complete the self-evaluation resources included in
this project. When you are ready, have a discussion with your
vice president education about being a Toastmasters mentor.
Submit the Project Completion Form to your vice president
education to verify that you completed all forms in this
project. |
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Mentoring |
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Purpose: The purpose of this project is to apply your mentoring
skills to a short-term mentoring assignment.
Overview: Work with a protégé to complete a project. Your vice
president education will help match you with a fellow
Toastmaster who is interested in working with a mentor for a
single project. Assist the protégé in setting goals and
developing a plan for completing his or her project. Use the
forms included in this project to set goals, plan, and give and
receive feedback. After your mentorship, deliver a 5- to
7-minute speech at a club meeting about your first experience as
a Toastmasters mentor and what you learned from it. |
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Advanced Mentoring |
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Purpose: The purpose of this project is to apply mentoring
skills during a long-term mentoring commitment.
Overview: Fulfill the role of mentor for a fellow Toastmaster or
other person for a period of six months. Communicate regularly
with your protégé, record meeting dates and times, and give and
receive feedback both verbally and in writing. At the end of
your commitment, present a 5- to 7-minute speech to your club
about what you gained as a mentor. This speech is about you and
your experience. |
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Resources |
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Recognition |
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Once you meet all the requirements for the Toastmasters
Mentoring Program, you will receive this beautiful certificate. |
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Questions/Corrections/Suggestions |
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Feel free to contact me about any questions, concerns or
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Frank Storey, DTM. Past District 18 Governor.
Email Me
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