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  • Kai Gabriele Krüger
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    District 59 Fall Conference 2007, Educational session "Why is mentoring so important?"
    Presenters: Dirk Husfeld, Kai Gabriele Krüger


    Abstract
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    One of the best ways to become a better communicator and a
    better leader is to learn from more experienced Toastmasters.
    This view is widely accepted and thus the idea of mentoring
    is met with sympathy everywhere. Still, it is our impression
    that the frequency of well established mentoring programs in
    our clubs can be improved on by showing their full benefits.

    Dirk Husfeld and Kai Krüger will present an entertaining
    demonstration of how new club members, experienced Toastmasters,
    and their entire club alike will profit from mentoring. You
    should expect lots of invitations for brainstorming, fun and
    background information. This workshop is a valuable resource
    for anyone who cares for his or her Toastmaster club's
    environment and own personal development.

    And if you are a practitioner in mentoring, please come to
    this session, too, and share your experience with all of us.
    It is our aim to motivate everyone to take the mentoring
    program to their club and make it a success there.



    Biography
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    Dirk Husfeld joined Toastmasters more than 11 years ago and
    held many different offices at club and district level,
    including the post of District Governor during the first year
    of District 59. Much of this personal progress he attributes
    to having had two of the most inspiring Toastmasters in this
    District as his mentors since the very start. In his
    professional life, Dirk is leading the technical sales team
    of a medium-sized company in Germany. One of his tasks at
    the office: Mentoring the young members of this team.

    Kai Gabriele Krüger (ACB,CL) is a member of the clubs "Munich
    Business Speakers" and "Ceterum Censeo" in Munich. She
    joined Toastmasters in 2004. From the beginning, Kai was
    eager to learn -- as a mentee and since earning the CTM as
    a mentor. Professionally, Kai works in the field of project
    management and corporate communication (http://www.contextual-services.com).

    In 2006, Dirk and Kai teamed up to advocate and further mentoring
    in District 59. Their activities include informing about mentoring,
    holding workshops; writing articles in the District newsletter
    "Clarion" and running a forum on the internet business platform
    https://www.xing.com/net/tmi/. The District 59 web site gives
    more information at page http://www.district59.org/mentoring.html.
    • 02 Nov 2007, 10:41 pm