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WORKSKILLS:COACHINGPEOPLEAUDIOSCRIPT

Listentothisexcerptofatalkgivenbyaprofessionalcoachtrainer.
Optionalactivity:
Whileyoulisten,decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.
Sentence
1Youshouldorganisemorethanonemeetinginadvance.
2Youshouldtreatallcoachesinexactlythesameway.
3Youshouldgivethecoacheeplentyofadvice.
4Youshouldbuilduparelationshipwiththetraineebeforeyoustartcoaching.
5Thecoacheeshoulddecidewhattheagendaisforeachmeeting.
6Youshouldtrynottousenegativeexpressionswithyourcoachee.
7Ifyouareupsetyoushouldputonabravefaceandhaveacoachingmeeting.
8Youshouldneverpostponeameeting.

Trueorfalse?

Imgoingtospendthelastfewminutessummingupthemainpointsandofferingyousomecoachingtipsthat
hopefullyyoullfindusefulwhetheryouarejuststartingoutasacoachorwhetheryouwanttoimproveyour
coachingskillsandlearntobeabettercoach.
Firstofall,setupregularmeetings,onetoonemeetings.Thatwayyoulldeveloparelationshipwithyour
employeeandyoullbeprovidinghimwithanopportunitytosharehisideaswithyou.Scheduleaseriesof
meetingsinadvance.Youmighthavetochangethedateorthetimeofameetingbutatleastthenyour
employeeorcoacheewillseethatyouareserious.
Dontfallintothetrapofcomparingtheperformanceofthepersonyouarecoachingwiththeperformanceof
somebodyelse.Eachindividualshouldbetreatedasauniquesituation.Thiswillaffectyourtrainingstyle.You
shouldadaptandadjustaccordingly.
Thinkcarefullyaboutthestartingdateandthefinishingdate.Neverstartcoachinguntilyouhavebuiltupa
relationshipwithyouremployeeanddontstopworkingonthatrelationshipuntilthecoachingstops.
Dontsitacrossthetablefromthepersonyouarecoaching.Thiscreatesanadversarialrelationship.Sitsideby
sideoratrightanglestoeachother.Itsalsoagoodideatouseaneutralplaceandnotyouroffice.
Ratherthanbaseacoachingconversationaroundanemployeesweaknessoraproblem,tryapproachingitina
positiveway.Usetheopportunitiestobuilduponthecoacheesstrengthsandexplorewaysofprofitingfrom
opportunities.
Aboveall,listen.Listentoeverythingyourcoacheehastosayandlistenwell.Listenactivelyandattentivelyand
trynottointrudewithyourownideas.Itisthecoacheewhosetstheagenda.Itsyourroletolistenandtohelp
himreachhisfullpotential.Similarly,youshouldavoidgivingadvice.Insteadjusttrytoprovideinformationthat
thepersonwillfindusefulforplanningtheirnextcourseofaction.
Watchyourlanguage.TrytoavoidnegativeslikeIdontthinkoryoushouldnt.Praiseandencourageas
muchaspossible.Useexpressionslikewhatifwetriedtooranotheroptionmightbe.Similarly,watchyour
bodylanguage.Youmustavoiddemotivatingyourcoacheeatallcosts.
Finally,nevercoachwhenyouareupsetorinabadmood.Youwillenduptakingthingsoutonyourcoachee
andthatiscounterproductiveandunfair.Waituntilyoufeelcalmandareabletofocus100%onthetaskat
hand,evenifthismeanspostponingameeting.Right.IthinkthatseverythingsoIllopenthefloortoany
questions

Answerkey:1T2F3F4T5T6T7F8F.

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