How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching | Page 187

Now that you have completed level one, I have provided you with the
competency framework for level two, so you can start to familiarize
yourself with this over the next week.
I have also given you the next level of your coaching workbook so you
can start to work on this.
We have agreed that we will have your next coaching appointment in
one week, on Tuesday at 8.00PM at my house as you are anxious to
make a start on level two of your action plan.
How does that sound Francis?"
A summary presents to the coachee a brief synopsis of his story, coming
from someone else, making it clear to him at what point he is at the
moment and/or how far he has come. A good summary is short and
gets to the essence of what the coachee has said. In the discussion there
are a few logical moments to summarize, such as at the beginning and
at the end of a session. But it can also be during a session, when moving
from one phase to another in the counselling process. The summary
should serve to evaluate the situation and it can stimulate the coachee
to add to your interpretation or to correct or change it. Summarizing
can have a positive effect on the coachee, who can hear how far he has
gotten up to then, and also that he has been heard and understood.
Paraphrasing, summarizing and evaluating follow one another
naturally. With paraphrasing you give the essence of what has just been
said in a few sentences. Summarizing or evaluating can concern a whole
session or even several sessions. You use it to clarify the situation is
and to determine together how your coachee can proceed.
It is also possible to have your coachee summarize what has been
discussed. This shows the vision of the coachee, what has stuck in his
mind, what is going on for him right now, or what he simply 'forgets'.

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