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An Introduction to Coaching Skills
A Practical Guide

Third Edition (Updated Edition)

Christian van Nieuwerburgh - Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, ICCE Ltd. (International Centre for Coaching in Education)

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September 2020 | 240 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

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This bestselling book introduces you step-by-step to the key skills needed to become a successful coach. Supported by an Online Resource site with over 70 videos of coaching in action, this practical book will be an invaluable resource for novices and trainee coaches.

Part I – Context

1 - First things first

2 - Becoming a coach

Part II – Key skills

3 - Listening to encourage thinking

4 - Asking powerful questions

5 - Paraphrasing and summarising

6 - Noticing

Part III – The coaching process

7 - Conversational frameworks

8 - Changing ways of thinking

9 - Positive bias

Part IV – Practical tools and techniques

10 - Body language and emotional intelligence

11 - Inspiring creativity: let’s talk

12 - Inspiring creativity: let’s draw

13 - Inspiring creativity: let’s play

Part V – Coaching way of being

14 - Being human

15 - Inspiring others

Part VI – Conclusion

16 - Reflecting on practice

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This has been a really useful resource to support my delivery. Well structured and easy to read.

Mrs Helena Cannon

Accounting, cardiff and vale college

June 18, 2024

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Practical and easy to follow. An excellent introductory to coaching textbook for students. The videos that supplement the reading offer students a rare glimpse at real world coaching.

Mrs Kristina Lewis

Tech Ed Dept, Pittsburg State University

April 29, 2022

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not applicable to our students

Professor Delia Voica

English, Basingstoke College of Technology

September 28, 2022

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Covers everything I need for level 6 coaching course + useful online materials

George Sandamas

School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University