{"id":9164,"date":"2011-11-20T06:02:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=9164"},"modified":"2016-08-14T18:48:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T02:48:13","slug":"coaching-competency-get-rid-of-the-gobbledygook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/coaching-competency-get-rid-of-the-gobbledygook\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Competency: Get Rid of the Gobbledygook"},"content":{"rendered":"

The health of your coaching business depends on your coaching competency<\/a><\/strong> and your coaching competency<\/span> depends on how well you communicate with your clients. Most of your communication is done with words, though some can be done with examples, games, and non-verbal methods. But, words are the \u201cmeat\u201d of your communication with clients.<\/p>\n

When communicating with clients, it is easy to resort to clich\u00e9s and jargons that have been used over and over again. These mostly meaningless words and phrases can be called \u201cgobbledygook.\u201d<\/p>\n

Your Coaching Competency Depends on Throwing Out the Gobbledygook<\/h3>\n

Gobbledygook in heavy doses has an extremely negative effect on your coaching competency<\/strong>. If you are using too much gobbledygook, your clients will soon notice and begin to tune you out. Once they tune you out, they lose confidence in your competency, they put one foot out the door, and soon, you will have\u2026NO clients. Plenty of gobbledygook, but no clients!<\/p>\n

Just like periodically throwing out the trash, you need to eliminate the gobbledygook in your speech on a regular basis. We all use clich\u00e9s and common phrases, and in small doses, they do no harm; occasionally they add some spice and value. However, when these phrases and clich\u00e9s become a constant part of your coaching vocabulary, it\u2019s time to take out the trash!<\/p>\n

Make sure to listen to yourself when you speak with clients – you\u2019ll hear them. Clich\u00e9s, phrases, garbage words that mean nothing. Everyone uses them, but a coach\u2019s competency is compromised when they are used too frequently. Use them with care and they won\u2019t come back to bite your business in the butt!<\/p>\n

Many coaches use greetings or opening lines that are gobbledygook. Here\u2018s one:<\/h3>\n

\u201cHow are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

How many times have you heard that opening line? Throw it out. Replace it with:<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is that new project your are working on?\u201d Or, \u201cI see you are looking great this morning. You are really sticking to your workout plan.\u201d Or, what a beautiful morning. What do you have planned for the day?\u201d<\/p>\n

One Meaningless Word<\/p>\n

\u201cShould\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s right, the word \u201cshould\u201d is overused and is often meaningless to clients who have been hearing about the things they should do for years. They don\u2019t need to hear what they should do, they need to hear about what the can do and will do, and how you will help them do it.<\/p>\n

More Gobbledygook<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s think outside the box.\u201d
\n\u201cRome wasn\u2019t built in a day.\u201d
\n\u201cThe ball is in your court.\u201d
\n\u201cDon\u2019t sweat the small stuff.\u201d
\n\u201c800 pound gorilla in the room\u201d
\n\u201cThe bottom line\u201d
\n\u201cRaise the bar.\u201d
\n\u201cPush the envelope\u201d<\/p>\n

Clich\u00e9s are often used to motivate, inspire, and educate. However, if used too frequently, they can make you seem flippant or robotic; clients may believe you have a \u201ccanned\u201d routine that you use for all your clients. Will the occasional use of common phrases and jargon ruin your business? No, but you should use the clich\u00e9s and the gobbledygook with extreme caution; regular use of trash words will effect your coaching competency<\/span> and your business.<\/p>\n

In recognition of National Clich\u00e9 Day (November 3rd), let\u2019s use that day to throw out all the tired clich\u00e9s, useless jargon, and over-used expressions. Let\u2019s think outside the box, raise the bar, and eliminate the 800 pound gorilla in the room; oops, I mean: For the sake of your coaching competency<\/strong>, throw out the gobbledygook!<\/p>\n

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Fred Philips<\/strong><\/a>
\nBusiness Coach
\nWriting Team, Coaches Training Blog Community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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