by angela | Oct 19, 2024 | Clean Coaching Tips, For Coaches
Writing things down can turn them around. Putting things in writing has a remarkable effect on what we think and how we feel about it. It’s one way of getting things out of our head and out there in the real world, where we can actually step back and notice what...
by angela | Oct 18, 2024 | Spotlight On...
Angela: Hi Helle, thank you for agreeing to this interview! It’s been an exciting year this year as you have now taken over running the live classes for the Clean Coaching Centre. How’s it going? Helle: Thank you Angela. Well, it’s not only exciting but also really...
by angela | May 3, 2024 | Spotlight On...
I will never forget my first taste of Clean Language, well over 20 years ago now. I had been learning NLP and for one of my weekend workshops, Penny Tompkins and James Lawley were the guest tutors. Of course I volunteered to be the demo subject ‘coachee’...
by angela | May 2, 2024 | Clean Coaching Tips
You might not have come across this specialist Clean Language question, which is: “And does that (client’s words) have a shape or a size?” As this is a specialist Clean Language question rather than a basic one, it means it needs to be used with caution, as if asked...
by angela | Mar 11, 2024 | Clean Coaching Tips, For Coaches
Today I’d like to explore a question that came up recently on one of our free-to-attend “Bite-sized Clean” group Zoom sessions. The question that was put to me was: “Why isn’t ‘why’ a Clean question?” And it really got...
by angela | Feb 2, 2024 | Clean Coaching Tips
In Clean Language, a crucial question to learn early on is the “Whereabouts is (client’s words)?” which can also be phrased as “Where is (client’s words)?”. How do you know which version of the question to use? Before we even get to this, perhaps a more fundamental...
by angela | Jan 12, 2024 | Clean Coaching Tips
SIX WAYS TO SHARPEN YOUR CLEAN LANGUAGE SKILLS Had some training in Clean Language but struggling to put it into practice? You are not alone! Clean Language is incredibly simple, but that doesn’t make it easy. Initially you need to fight against counterproductive...
by angela | Jun 20, 2023 | For Coaches
What is insight? Most people can remember and describe at least one powerful moment of sudden insight in their lives. The experience is often described as being ‘like a light bulb suddenly going on inside my head’ suggesting clues to the etymology of this word, the...
by angela | Jun 20, 2023 | Spotlight On...
Sorry, can you repeat the question please? How often as a coach do you find yourself asking the same question over and over? And if you did, what sense would you make of that? As I’m pondering on how you, my reader, might be reacting to this blog, a variety of images...
by angela | May 15, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips, For Coaches
When you ‘spot’ a metaphor used by a client, what can you do to help them give some attention to it and understand its importance? A very powerful method of questioning was developed by psychotherapist David Grove, called ‘Clean Language’. The language you use is...
