Develop and practice mentoring skills by serving as a mentor to others. You will find opportunities to share your experience with others in your club, at your job, in any group where you are involved. In areas where you want to improve, seek out someone who is succeeding and ask to be mentored to accelerate your skill building. It recognizes their accomplishment and is a sincere complement.
In your Toastmasters club ask the vice president education to assign you to serve as mentor for a new member working in the Competent Communication or Competent Leadership manual. Offer to mentor an experienced member working in the Advanced Communication program. As you fulfill your role, the "mentee" will observe you and give feedback on your leadership skills, writing comments on the evaluation guide at the end of the 'Mentoring' project in the Competent Leadership manual.
Ask the VPE if your mentee/evaluator will be able to give a verbal evaluation during a meeting. Some clubs may or may not be able to accommodate verbal evaluations of leadership projects during their meetings. If this is the case in your club and you would like a verbal evaluation, ask your mentee/evaluator beforehand to meet with you to provide one.
Mentoring is a 'win - win' relationship where both parties learn, grow and can benefit from each other's unique experiences.
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