Newer coaches tell me they feel like an imposter or fraud because they don’t know how they add value when they’re just listening. More experienced coaches tell me that their ability to Hold Space is one of things that made them feel like a real coach. That is the paradox of Holding Space. It’s in the silence that you provide the client with time to think so they can find their answers.
Join Laura, also known as DrJListen, as she unpacks some of the researched benefits of silence and 2 strategies to holding space that you’ll practice to master in break out rooms. This presentation has something for both beginning and advanced coaches!
Learning Objectives:
1. Coaches will understand how listening adds value to client.
2. Coaches will learn two techniques that can be used to help your client go deeper.
3. Coaches will practice the techniques to become more comfortable with strategic silence.
Participants will earn 1.5 Core Competency CCEs for attending.
Laura Janusik, also known as Dr J Listen, has worked with hundreds of coaches and found that beginning coaches cringe at the idea of holding space, and more experienced coaches say Holding Space is a primary factor in feeling like a coach.
Holding Space starts with listening, so Laura is leveraging her world-wide recognized expertise in teaching and training Listening to help coaches with research-based solutions that work. These listening solutions help coaches to Listen Well, Hear More, and Change Lives. Her PhD in Communication and MBA and over 20 years as a leading listening researcher and professor help coaches better help their clients.
Laura’s published nationally and internationally and has been cited in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and US News and World Report, among others. Laura’s background includes 15 years of HR Management in private industry and 20+ years of academic experience as a professor, scholar, speaker and trainer. She’s the past president of the International Listening Association. Finally, she has 20 hours of Listening for Coaches courses accredited for ICF CCE’s.