How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching | Page 340

The secret of successful relationships may be attributed to the
following six areas:
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Communication.
Commitment and trust.
Freedom.
Friendship and support.
Working at your relationship.
Learning to love yourself.

The coaching relationship is an opportunity to demonstrate good
practice in these areas, and the coach will use opportunities to help the
individual to reflect on their own behaviour in the coaching
relationship as well as their relationships with others.
Communication
Talking openly and honestly, listening and showing you are interested,
and revealing secrets knowing you are not going to be judged are the
ingredients for success. The coach will follow four steps to encourage
open and honest conversations that will give the individual a positive
experience which they can practise themselves:
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Letting the individual know that talking about their issues is
important.
Being open and encouraging the individual to share things that are
important to them.
Asking questions.
Demonstrating that silence doesn't mean lack of interest. People
talk for the fun of it, to solve problems and to ask for what they
want. Listening to what the other person is saying and feeling what
they are feeling helps to make a connection between you. Listening
to feelings is an instant guide to knowing what response to make.

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