This activity helps you create a simple checklist to improve your communication in virtual mentoring sessions. By focusing on key behaviors—like greeting your mentee warmly, maintaining eye contact with the camera, and summarizing key points—you can make your sessions more engaging and supportive. Your checklist will serve as an easy guide to help you stay consistent and focused in every session.
Virtual Mentoring Checklist
- Effective Communication, Online Engagement, Virtual Communication
Introduction
Process
- Make Your Checklist: Think about things that make virtual sessions 1. better. Include:
Before the session: Review your mentee’s last update and remove distractions.
Starting the session: Greet them warmly and check how they’re doing.
During the session: Listen actively, use open body language, and encourage them to share.
Ending the session: Summarize key points and set clear next steps. - Personalize It: Add your own notes next to each item to make it work for you. For example:
Next to “greet warmly,” write “Smile and say their name.”
Next to “summarize key points,” write “Mention one thing they did well.” - Focus on a Few Items: Pick 2-3 things to focus on in each session, like making better eye contact or asking more open-ended questions.
- Use and Track Progress: Keep your checklist nearby during sessions and check off what you
Outcome
This approach to the Virtual Mentoring Checklist for Engagement helps mentors develop a consistent, structured approach to virtual communication. Through regular practice, self-reflection, and, if possible, feedback from mentees, mentors cultivate a communication style that feels natural, warm, and supportive. The checklist not only builds foundational habits but also provides a framework for continuous improvement, leading.
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