You already have wisdom to share. This course helps you approach mentoring conversations with more clarity, confidence, and ease.

Many people reach a stage of life where they want to give back by supporting others— former colleagues, family members, friends, or mentees— but aren’t always sure how to be most helpful. This course is designed for people who already bring experience, perspective, and good intentions, but want a bit more skill and structure in their mentoring conversations. It is equally well suited for those who feel ready to mentor, but would appreciate some guidance in getting started.

This practical, interactive workshop focuses on the elements that make mentoring truly effective: listening with intention, asking thoughtful questions, clarifying goals, adding structure to conversations, and offering feedback in ways that are both supportive and useful. You’ll have opportunities to practice these skills with peers and reflect on how to apply them in real‑life relationships.

Whether you are mentoring former colleagues, family members, friends, or volunteering as a mentor in formal programs, this course helps you use your wisdom in ways that genuinely support others.

What to Expect:  

Nora’s programs focus on helping us by providing insight into how to:

• Listen with focus and intention 
• Ask thoughtful questions
• Help mentees clarify goals
• Add structure to make conversations purposeful
• Offer feedback in ways that are supportive and useful

Feedback from Nora’s last course:

“Great organization and flow.  Good handouts.  Good mix of lecture and practical exercises between participants. Nora adapted her guidance across a wide variety of mentoring scenarios to see the needs of the diverse audience.”

“Very relevant and very well done.  Thank you, Nora!”

“I really liked the course and wish I had been through a session like this when I was working full time. The information will still prove useful now and in the future.”

2 Thursdays | June 4, 11 | 1:30-3:30pm (*extended time) | IN PERSON (at the Easton Family YMCA on Peachblossom) | $40