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 | 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...
by angela | May 15, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips
Why metaphors? I first came across the powerful effect of metaphors in coaching when I was myself being coached back in the late 90s. At the time I was an NLP Practitioner, working towards Master level with my own relationship issues. I thought it would be beneficial...
by angela | Apr 20, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips, For Coaches
PUT YOUR CLEAN EARS ON WOMAN! Oh dear. A bit of a ‘D’oh!’ moment for me that I am almost too embarrassed to share, Here I am staying at my Mum and Step Dad’s for a few days helping out as both are getting elderly and under the weather. Maybe...