How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching | Page 27

Reflective questions:
Special probing or clarifying questions that challenge
thinking:
“What will make you most comfortable with this action /
decision / situation?”
“What stops you from taking action?”
“What would achieving this goal mean to you?”
“What tells you that this is what you will achieve by….”
“What’s great about that option?”
Pre-supposing questions:
“What would you do next if you knew you couldn’t fail?”
“If you could have …, what would it look (be, feel) like?”
“If it were possible to combine the security of your current
job and the freedom of self-employment, how would you be
working now?”
Boomerang Question
￿￿ Redirect a question back to the learner
￿￿ Example: “That’s a good question. What do you think
ought to be done in that situation?”
When you don’t know the answer …
“What would you do if you knew the answer?”
“What would the answer be if you did know it?”

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