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Mentor Teleconference - October 30, 2018 | 5pm CT
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Mentor Teleconference - October 30, 2018 | 5pm CT

Tue, Oct 30, 2018
5:00pm to 6:30pm CT

Description

On Tuesday, October 30 at 5 pm CT (3 pm PT, 4 pm MT, 6 pm ET, 9am Oct 31 NZT), we will hold our next Mentor & Moderator Teleconference.

Signup for the meeting and you will receive an email reminder a day and an hour before the event.

How to join the meeting

  1. Call 1 866-365-4406
  2. Enter the Access Code: 2931995 follow by #.
  3. Click here to join the meeting at the appointed hour and see the shared screen.
  4. Enter your first name.
  5. Click submit.

Proposed Agenda - suggestions welcome

1. Roll Call and Meet the new Mentors - 40 minutes
  • Share a fun fact about you
  • What nugget of wisdom would you like to share with the new mentors?
2. Mentor Meetup October 2019 - 15 minutes
3. New stuff and ideas: Show and tell - 20 minutes
  • What's new on Connect? What's coming?
4. Ideas and Inspirations - 10 minutes
  • Open discussion
  • Share your new and noteworthy
  • What do you want or need to help you in your role as a Mentor?
 I encourage you to start the conversation here to help us focus our discussion during the teleconference. The main purpose of this meeting is to get to know the new mentors and make them feel welcome and part of the group.
Let's get started now. Share your fun facts and nuggets of wisdom in the comments.

Location

Online
Mentor
Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @hopeful33250 "Hi to @retiredteacher, @rosemarya @mamacita and all other Southern bells in our Mentor community. It was..." + (show)
@hopeful33250

Hi to @retiredteacher, @rosemarya @mamacita and all other Southern bells in our Mentor community. It was so good to hear so many southern drawls last night on our phone call! I was born in Louisville KY but raised in Michigan, so I don't have any drawl at all (rhyming was not intended).

Also, for those of us who don't believe in sweating, remember this: Southern bells don't sweat, we GLOW!

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I am a Buckeye. Born and raised in Cincinnati. Kentucky by marriage. And most likely upper mid west via transplant! And believe me, I sweat 😉

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Retired Teacher | @retiredteacher | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @johnbishop "@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a..." + (show)
@johnbishop

@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a magazine. I keep it to remind me why art is not my forte and to keep my day job. The first one was so bad I painted over it...yup, it's the same canvas. The first one was an old wooden sailing ship first pass. Then after seeing how bad it was I added a fog cover so you could barely make out that it was a ship in the fog. It definitely turned me into an art appreciator for those that really have the talent.

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@johnbishop
John,
Don't say you can't paint. You CAN paint. I love this. It's personal, so it obviously is the work of one person and not a mass produced copy. It's your style and your technique. My Master bath is done in Lighthouses, since my husband was born In Rhode Island and lived close to Point Judith. We traveled there when we were first married. It certainly reminds me of that trip. I am always so impressed when I see paintings like yours, and I have several older friends who paint. My parents paid for art lessons for me, and I could never even paint a crooked line! They also paid for dance lessons, voice lessons, and piano lessons. Just as the art, I do not have a melodious voice, I am not a dancer, and I probably can play chopsticks on the piano! So don't hide your talent under that bushel. You have the gift. I have no hobbies. My only passion was/is teaching, and now I don't have that.
I mourn the loss every day.

Carol

@retiredteacher
Volunteer Mentor

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Mentor
Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @rosemarya "I am a Buckeye. Born and raised in Cincinnati. Kentucky by marriage. And most likely upper..." + (show)
@rosemarya

I am a Buckeye. Born and raised in Cincinnati. Kentucky by marriage. And most likely upper mid west via transplant! And believe me, I sweat 😉

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@rosemarya, Good for you! I just don't sweat. Wonder what that means??

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Mentor
Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @johnbishop "@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a..." + (show)
@johnbishop

@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a magazine. I keep it to remind me why art is not my forte and to keep my day job. The first one was so bad I painted over it...yup, it's the same canvas. The first one was an old wooden sailing ship first pass. Then after seeing how bad it was I added a fog cover so you could barely make out that it was a ship in the fog. It definitely turned me into an art appreciator for those that really have the talent.

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Well, John, I realize this isn't a high-level compliment, but I couldn't do anything this good myself!

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Moderator
Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @retiredteacher "Is there a way the delete a post? Sometimes, I don't like something I've read, and..." + (show)
@retiredteacher

Is there a way the delete a post? Sometimes, I don't like something I've read, and I want to delete it. I don't see a way to do that.
Carol
@retiredteacher
Volunteer Mentor

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I can give you the ability to delete your own comments. However, you should keep in mind that people will still get the email notification about the comment. I suggest that you simply edit the comment that you would like to delete. You can completely change it. But that way the member doesn't get taken to an "Oops, this page doesn't exist" message.

Would that work for you @retiredteacher?

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Mentor
John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @colleenyoung "I can give you the ability to delete your own comments. However, you should keep in..." + (show)
@colleenyoung

I can give you the ability to delete your own comments. However, you should keep in mind that people will still get the email notification about the comment. I suggest that you simply edit the comment that you would like to delete. You can completely change it. But that way the member doesn't get taken to an "Oops, this page doesn't exist" message.

Would that work for you @retiredteacher?

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I think I did that once @colleen. I wanted to delete something I wrote so I just wiped it out and replaced it with a smiley face.

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Retired Teacher | @retiredteacher | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @colleenyoung "I can give you the ability to delete your own comments. However, you should keep in..." + (show)
@colleenyoung

I can give you the ability to delete your own comments. However, you should keep in mind that people will still get the email notification about the comment. I suggest that you simply edit the comment that you would like to delete. You can completely change it. But that way the member doesn't get taken to an "Oops, this page doesn't exist" message.

Would that work for you @retiredteacher?

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I thought if I sent you a private message, you would be the only one to see it, but every time I do that, all the private messages are attached and jump from topic to topic and everyone gets it in their inbox, or so it seems to me.
If I want to send a message to just you or just one other Mentor, I don't know how to prevent all the Mentors from reading it. That further clogs up the inbox.
@retiredteacher
Carol
Volunteer Mentor

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Mentor
Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @retiredteacher "I thought if I sent you a private message, you would be the only one to..." + (show)
@retiredteacher

I thought if I sent you a private message, you would be the only one to see it, but every time I do that, all the private messages are attached and jump from topic to topic and everyone gets it in their inbox, or so it seems to me.
If I want to send a message to just you or just one other Mentor, I don't know how to prevent all the Mentors from reading it. That further clogs up the inbox.
@retiredteacher
Carol
Volunteer Mentor

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Carol, A private message (PM) is accessed by clicking the envelope icon top right.
-You and just add your new message for me to the PM message chain that you and I have already established, and I will get it (either see a notice in me email, or see a little red number in a circle on the envelope icon).
-If you want to include others in the PM, you would need to start a new message by clicking "Compose) and adding the persons you want to include in the PM. Only those persons will have access to that PM.

Does this help you?

I have a trick to share!
There is the link to Get Started on Connect that is located in the bottom left corner of this page. You can open it there by clicking on it, or open it thru this link- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/get-started-on-connect/
You can find the how to do the private messaging, and other helpful tidbits.

I'll be looking for your message as I check in during the day.
You are doing great! It will become easier for you.

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Mentor
Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @retiredteacher "I thought if I sent you a private message, you would be the only one to..." + (show)
@retiredteacher

I thought if I sent you a private message, you would be the only one to see it, but every time I do that, all the private messages are attached and jump from topic to topic and everyone gets it in their inbox, or so it seems to me.
If I want to send a message to just you or just one other Mentor, I don't know how to prevent all the Mentors from reading it. That further clogs up the inbox.
@retiredteacher
Carol
Volunteer Mentor

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Carol, When you reply in Mentor/Moderator, it acts the same as in the public discussions. The Mentor/Moderator group is Private, meaning it is closed to the public, but all who have access to the Mentor/Moderator group, will see the reply.
Does that address your situation?

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Mentor
Scott, Volunteer Mentor | @IndianaScott | Oct 31, 2018

Hi all! I'm really sorry I missed the call yesterday! Can't even blame my computer -- since Napa the Lab decided she needed to taste my cellphone, which is now my only phone! After a quick visit to the Vet the determination was that all will be OK for her insides, but not so much my wallet!

Pups will be pups I guess!

Cheers all and I look forward to catching up!
Scott

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