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coachee’s demeanour. Mirroring or reflecting is not the same
as imitating, but by presenting similar demeanours as
coachee’s, they will subconsciously feel that you have much
more in common with them than may actually be the case.
- You can mirror or match language, including rate of speech
and vocabulary used, breathing, voice, moods, movements,
energy level, …
Empathic listening
Empathic listening basically is acknowledging the coachee’s
feelings and reflecting them. The subject is treated more in
detail in an other part of this book.
Breaking the mirror
There are two sides to every coin. If you feel the need to create
distance or to break the synchronization because you want
coachee to get out of their comfort zone, or in order to show
disagreement: stop mirroring and behave differently from the
coachee.

2.

AD is for Ask about Difficulties

What you want to achieve is turning perfectionists with
problems and difficulties into explorers with challenges and
possibilities.
It is necessary therefore to collect sufficient information.
You want to know about what the coachee really wants, their
needs, concerns, anxieties and difficulties, their views of the
needs and concerns of other relevant people affecting the
situation.
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