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Skills in coaching

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You already have the skills needed to be an effective coach: the ability to listen to others, to ask questions and to summarise. However there are certain ways of applying these skills in order to enable stimulating one-to-one conversations with others. Make use of the resources below to fine-tune your coaching skills. 

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Why is listening an important skill?

Most of us use the skill of listening almost every day, but what is different about listening as a coach? How can you listen in a way that encourages the coachee to think more deeply and communicate more openly?

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What tools can you use in coaching?

There are a number of tools that you can use within a coaching conversation.  Read how you can use rich pictures, metaphor and reflective writing to encourage a client think through their situation. 

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Ask key questions

In the video below author Christian van Nieuwerburgh shows the importance of asking key questions to encourage clients to think deeply about their issues.