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docs: Add communication guidance to mentor guide. 

Also link to GSoC's mentor guide.
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@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ and help make sure that everything is on track. You are also expected to help
program administrators keep an eye on your mentee's progress, and flag any program administrators keep an eye on your mentee's progress, and flag any
concerns you might have. concerns you might have.
Mentors can refer to the excellent [GSoC Mentor
Guide](https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/) for detailed guidance,
including GSoC's expectations, and best practices that can apply to any program.
## Who can mentor ## Who can mentor
In order to mentor with Zulip, you need to have spent significant time working In order to mentor with Zulip, you need to have spent significant time working
@ -74,6 +78,24 @@ is a good chance others would also find it confusing. Asking your
mentee for an explanation will itself be valuable feedback on what mentee for an explanation will itself be valuable feedback on what
parts of the PR need to be commented or rewritten in a more clear way. parts of the PR need to be commented or rewritten in a more clear way.
### Establishing communication patterns
Over the course of the program, you will interact with your mentee both
synchronously (e.g., on calls, pair programming, and/or via chat in the
development community), and asynchronously (in the development community and on
GitHub).
It's important to ensure that there are regular opportunities for synchronous
interactions, which are the best way to resolve some types of questions and
concerns, and will help your mentee feel supported.
Please schedule at least one synchronous interaction opportunity with your
mentee per week. A weekly call is highly recommended, as calls can be especially
helpful for getting a feel for how your mentee is doing, and lowering the bar
for asking questions and sharing concerns. A good pattern might be a weekly
call, plus 1-2 other regular time slots when you and your mentee check in in the
development community.
## Managing challenges ## Managing challenges
We rely on you to proactively flag your concerns to Zulip's program We rely on you to proactively flag your concerns to Zulip's program