@PatrickHeneise Or just audio, but
simulate being in the same room. Screensharing will happen often, so use
TeamViewer in order to have full access to >

@PatrickHeneise their computer. Comms can
now gradually become less sync, but you need to be prepared to do a lot sync, if
they are learning new topics. >

@PatrickHeneise It's also critical to
check how they like this style of work, of the feel lonely move them to a
coworking space and train them to ask a >

@PatrickHeneise lot of questions. This is
especially hard, if you put questions into writing, because you feel even more
intimidated to show that you don't>

@PatrickHeneise know something. For the
mentor it's important to be available for jumping in video chats quickly. This
means you have to reserve time >

@PatrickHeneise and can't quickly switch
between your work and their problem because it's harder to keep track of what
they are doing. >

@PatrickHeneise Have a whiteboard behind
your desk on the wall, and thick markers, so you can quickly explain things by
drawing them. This works pretty >

@PatrickHeneise with FullHD webcams these
days.