Sessions - Preparation (Agenda and Keys) for mentors

Unleash the potential of MentorKey's Sessions feature. This guide explains how to use the Agenda and Keys features to create clear mentoring session agendas, supporting you in having focused mentoring conversations. Elevate your session preparation with MentorKey.

What are Sessions - Preparation (Agenda and Keys)?

Using the Sessions feature on MentorKey before your mentoring session allows you to approach your upcoming session with a clear agenda, ensuring that you can articulate and focus on the specific topics you wish to explore with your mentee. Your mentee may choose to prepare for their session with you by setting the agenda or sharing a completed Key in advance of your mentoring session. You can find how to access completed Key they have shared with you by clicking here and an Agenda they have shared with you by clicking here.

There are two available features you can use to achieve this:

Agenda
Keys

Agenda

What is an Agenda on MentorKey?

The Agenda feature in MentorKey allows you to define the key topics and/or goals for your upcoming mentoring session. A clear agenda is a great way to make sure there is direction and focus for the session.

Logging an Agenda

Logging an Agenda in MentorKey helps you to prepare for your upcoming session. Although it's highly recommended that you do so, it is entirely optional and you have the flexibility to choose whether or not to create your agenda in MentorKey.

Creating an Agenda

Here is how you create an Agenda on MentorKey

Creating an Agenda using MentorKey's AI

You can use MentorKey’s AI to quickly generate a clear, structured agenda for your mentoring sessions. This feature is perfect for when you're short on time or unsure where to start. Let the AI give you a head start, then tailor the agenda to your needs.

Here is how you create an agenda using MentorKey's AI

Editing an Agenda

Here is how you edit an Agenda

Deleting an Agenda

Here is how you delete an Agenda

Sharing your Agenda with your mentee can be a valuable way for them to prepare for your upcoming conversation and ensure they prioritise the topics you wish to discuss as you continue to work together.

Here is how to share an Agenda with your mentee

Heads up: Your mentee will be able to view your Agenda and will receive an email notification prompting them to read your Agenda

Unsharing an Agenda

Here is how you unshare an Agenda

Note: Your mentee will not be notified that you have unshared an Agenda with them. You may want to notify them directly.

Finding your Agenda

Here is how to find the Agenda you have created

Finding an Agenda your mentee has shared with you

You may have received an email notification informing you that your mentee has shared an Agenda with you. To access the Agenda directly, simply click on "View Agenda" in the email.

Note: If you are unable to find the Agenda, your mentee may have unshared this with you. You may want to check with your mentee directly.

Alternatively, you can find the Agenda on MentorKey.

Here is how to find the Agenda your mentee has shared with you

Keys

This section outlines how to use the Keys feature from the Sessions page. If you want guidance on Keys from the Keys page click here

What is a Key?

Keys are concise self-guided reflections, designed to enhance your effectiveness as a mentor. They are focused on the most common mentoring topics.

Completed Keys are a summary of your thoughts and outputs from a Key. They can be used as a conversation blueprint for your mentoring sessions.

Adding a completed Key to a Session

Adding your Key to a Session enhances your session preparation by ensuring you have a well-defined focus for your mentoring session. Completed Keys can be added to a Session if you or your mentee have created a Session in MentorKey and you want to refer to a specific Key in that session.

Here are two ways that you can add a completed Key to a Session on MentorKey

Adding a Key from the Keys page
Adding a completed Key from the Sessions page

Removing a Key from a Session

Here is how you remove a Key from a Session

Editing a completed Key

If you would like to change anything in a completed Key, you can do so by retaking the Key again. Select the Key you wish to retake to get started.

Sharing your completed Keys with your mentee can be an effective way for you to share your discussion points, allowing them to prepare well ahead of your mentoring session. Although it's highly recommended that you do so, it is entirely optional and you have the flexibility to choose whether or not to share your completed Keys.

Here is how to share a completed Key with your mentee after you have added it to a Session

Heads up: Your mentee will be able to view your completed Key and will receive an email notification prompting them to read your Key

Unsharing a completed Key

Here is how you unshare a Key

Note: Your mentee will not be notified that you have unshared a Key with them. You may want to notify them directly

Finding your Keys in Sessions

Here is how to find the completed Keys you have added to Sessions

Finding Keys your mentee has shared with you

You may have received an email notification informing you that your mentee has shared a Key with you. To access the Key directly, simply click on "View completed Key" in the email.

Note: If you are unable to find the Key, your mentee may have unshared this with you. You may want to check with your mentee directly.

Alternatively, you can find the Key on MentorKey.

Here is how to find the Key your mentee has shared with you