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Coaching & Mentoring 
What is it? 

Mentoring seeks to build wisdom – the ability to apply skills, knowledge and experience to new situations and processes. With coaching, the focus is on meeting very specific objectives within a set period of time. Coaching is mainly concerned with performance and the development of certain skills. All teachers and trainers cross these tracks at some point in their career. In this section we will review some of the key points of being a great coach and mentor. 

Summary:
  • Coaching is short term. 
  • Mentoring is long term. 
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Tips to help you become a great mentor or coach

Although mentors and coaches may approach development slightly differently, there are some core competencies they both should have and continually develop to be truly effective in helping the mentee or coachee:

  • Empathy & compassion
  • High level of self-awareness and openness to self-reflect
  • Good communication skills
  • Curiosity

Besides these core competencies, ensuring that you give proper thought to the following will also help set you and your mentee or coachee up for success:

  • Discuss your roles, expectations, and ways of working, from both sides, and ensure that there is a match in what you believe you can offer and what the mentee/coachee is looking for
  • Set some clear goals and reasonable expectations/timelines
  • Agree on a meeting cadence and meeting/communication medium
  • Agree on how you should help keep the mentee/coachee accountable

​These are just a few tips on how to get a mentoring/coaching relationship off to a good start, but if you are seriously considering becoming a mentor or an internal coach, following a training is highly recommended. A passion to help someone grow and develop is noble and essential to be a good mentor or coach, but to be truly effective in the role, a good basic foundation and understanding of the role and practice with the skills and techniques can make a real difference.
Cite 
Mobiquity Inc. Amsterdam. “Mentoring and Coaching — Defining Their Roles and Importance” Medium. 27 Mar 2019. <https://medium.com/brain-bites/mentoring-and-coaching-defining-their-roles-and-importance-6213cacb7455> Accessed 07 May 2021.

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  • Teaching Specific
    • Lesson Planning for Teachers
    • Classroom Management
    • Teaching Vocabulary
    • Interactive Worksheets
    • Teacher Talk & Tips
    • Teacher Training Library
    • Charts
  • Training Specific
    • Almost Everything You Need to Know About Being an Effective Trainer
    • 9 Essential Skills & Training Tools for Trainers
    • Training Needs Analysis
    • The 9 Elements that Make Top Employee Training Programs So Successful
    • How to Write a Lesson Plan for Corporate Training
    • Training Checklists
    • Books for Trainers
    • Trainer, Facilitator, Presenter: ​What is the difference?
  • Where the Twain Shall Meet
    • In-Class >
      • Problems in the Classroom
      • Ice Breakers
      • Room Layouts
      • Giving Presentations
      • Creating & Using PowerPoint
      • Kahoot Tutorials
    • Professional Development >
      • Free Online Courses
      • English With Yasmine - English Development
      • 20-Minute Rule
      • Typing Skills
      • Time Management & Productivity Tips
      • Improving Your Voice Quality
      • Career Support Groups
    • Coaching & Mentoring >
      • Coaching & Mentoring - What are they?
      • 7 Coaching Tips for Managers and Leaders
      • Mentor Guide
    • Resolving Conflict
  • Ergonomics
  • ESL Volunteer Tutor Guidelines and Expectations
  • About Yasmine
  • https://americanenglish.state.gov/