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Mentoring across differences

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for mentors. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 28 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why mentoring someone different from you takes more listening and fewer assumptions
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Set up a mentoring agreement: goals, frequency, confidentiality and its limits
  • Accordion
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

  • Use a four-step approach (Ask → Listen → Check → Agree) before giving advice
  • Process
  • Sorting activity
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Make sound choices in grey-area mentoring situations
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Know when to refer a mentee elsewhere and how to close the relationship well
  • Process
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Why did Thandiwe stop booking sessions?

 

Jürgen assumed what worked for him would work for her. Asking about her goals first would have shaped better advice.

Lesson 1, Why it matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which belongs in a first-session agreement?

 

Stating confidentiality limits at the start protects both of you. Promotions and ratings are not a mentor's to promise or give.

Lesson 2, The ground rules, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

What is the strongest part of the best response?

 

A direct, kind question and a real choice let both sides decide what is best.

Lesson 4, Grey areas, teaches this. See the outline

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Mentoring across differences

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Teal humanist

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why it matters · 6 min

    Explain why mentoring someone different from you takes more listening and fewer assumptions.

  • Lesson 2: The ground rules · 6 min

    Set up a mentoring agreement: goals, frequency, confidentiality and its limits.

  • Lesson 3: Decision framework · 5 min

    Use a four-step approach (Ask → Listen → Check → Agree) before giving advice.

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas · 8 min

    Make sound choices in grey-area mentoring situations.

  • Lesson 5: Refer and close well · 5 min

    Know when to refer a mentee elsewhere and how to close the relationship well.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

Before a first mentoring assignment + every 2 years (best practice).

Mentors (formal programs or informal), including senior staff mentoring colleagues with a different background, age, location, language or career path.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Mentoring program contact
  • Mentoring confidentiality limits
  • Referral policy
  • Reporting channel
  • EAP contact
  • HR contact
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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