{"id":17573,"date":"2016-04-29T05:10:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T13:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=17573"},"modified":"2021-01-29T11:19:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T19:19:26","slug":"you-wont-be-coaching-long-without-coaching-communication-competence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/you-wont-be-coaching-long-without-coaching-communication-competence\/","title":{"rendered":"You Won\u2019t Be Coaching Long Without Coaching Communication Competence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coaching communication competence<\/a> is central to the effectiveness of coaching. If you can\u2019t effectively communicate, you aren\u2019t going to be a good coach. If the interaction between coach and client is restrained, reluctant, or repressed in any manner, then the coaching session or sessions will be unlikely to produce the desired outcomes<\/p>\n

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What is Competent Communication?<\/h3>\n

Competent communication is interaction that is viewed as effective in fulfilling specific and general objectives in a specified context. In the context of a coaching session, competent communication would be interaction between the coach and the client that results in fulfilling a goal, or creating anything that enhancing the client\u2019s life, work, health, or wealth. Without communication competence, positive outcomes are going to be infrequent, and your coaching career will be rather short!<\/p>\n

Coaching Communication Competence and the International Coach Federation<\/h3>\n

The International Coach Federation (ICF) created a list of core competencies for the coaching industry, and one of the is \u201cCommunicating Effectively.\u201d This is broken down into three subgroups \u2013 active listening, powerful questioning, and direct communication. Not including an emphasis on all three of these in your coaching practice means you not reaching a level of coaching communication competence<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Active Listening<\/h3>\n

This is the ability to focus on what the client is saying and what the client is not saying, and it is central to a coach\u2019s communication competence. It also means you understand not only the words they are saying, but also the context in which they are saying them. Here are a few ways to be an excellent active listener:<\/p>\n