Mentors & Mentees

Mentees

• Please fill out #tell-us-things ticket to see if there is an available mentor for you! <3
• Please let us know in the ticket if you have any specific goals or things you'd like to accomplish, no matter how big! Even if the goal is to eventually take over the server - let's hear about it! <3

Mentors

Tips

• Reach out in both VRC and Discord!
• If you see someone, even if not a mentee new and alone at an event, jump over to them and help them get a convo going!
• Read their #introduce-yoself and VRC bio for any useful information for conversation starters. If there is not much, asking about their avatar or name works well too! "Wow that shirt is cool, would you wear that irl?" "Your whole outfit is purple, is that your favorite color?" "I see you're into pokemon! What was your first game?", "Your name is interesting, why did you pick it?", etc
• Ask them about why they joined Mondocat and help them with any questions they have about the group. If they are unsure what they specifically want, perhaps ask them what they didn't get out of the last group they joined.
• Talk to them about interests/hobbies/work video game topics work well most of the time. Use the DICK method if you are unsure.
• Focus on listening to them and asking questions when appropriate, letting them lead the conversation if they are able to.
• Teach them how VRC works if they are new to it. Share some advanced tips/maps/avatar stuff if they are not.
• Take note of their temperaments, are they outgoing/reserved? kind/rude? calm/anxious? etc. Report anything rude, offputting, odd, or sus to #tell-us-things ASAP!
• Introduce them to people that will they will click with, based on the information learned from above. For example, if someone loves Genshin, show them to Alto, who also loves Genshin! If someone loves Squishmallows, introduce them to Tadpole, who loves squishmallows!
• In social maps, invie them to games like billiards, beer pong, darts, etc, to help with icebreaking.
• If they are really shy or anxious, try to move them away from the noise and have more one-on-one conversations so they feel dont feel overwhelmed. Once you feel like they've warmed up and the conversations have been going well, introduce them to more of the group, though typically people trickle into the conversation so that happens organically most the time.

THANKS

• To Esoteric for writing out the tips! <3
• The other mentors for helping get the mentor system off the ground.
• To the mentees for reaching out for help. It means you've brave, and I am proud of you!