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Balance Advocacy & Inquiry to Build RelationshipsAdvocacy issharing ones ownthoughts.Inquiry is exploringothers’ thoughts.Both are necessaryfor a good two-waydialogue.An advocate:• Informs mentee of his/her thoughts• Persuades mentee to accept suggestions or ideas• Initiates discussions and expresses opinions• Gives feedforward• Provides information that may differ from the mentee’s thoughts“I” statements share observations and feelings that arenot judgment• When you do_____________ (specific behavior)• It makes me feel_____________ (my feelings)• I’d like to see you do more of ______________ (alternativebehavior or outcome)22