What do coaches say? A preliminary investigation of coaches’ verbal behaviours
Professional coaching associations advocate for appropriate patterns of verbal interventions by coaches. This investigation portrays what coaches say based on analyses of 48 sets of 3 consecutive coaching sessions obtained from professional coaches. 37 ways in which coaches verbally intervened with...
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| description | Professional coaching associations advocate for appropriate patterns of verbal interventions by coaches. This investigation portrays what coaches say based on analyses of 48 sets of 3 consecutive coaching sessions obtained from professional coaches. 37 ways in which coaches verbally intervened with clients were sub-grouped into four categories with average frequencies estimated as follows: 20% - active listening; 33% - inquiring; 33% - influencing; 14% - miscellany. Analysis across three sessions argues for consistency in coaching interventions rather than for varied patterns. For the most part, intervention profiles align with guidance from professional coaching associations for effective coaching practice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c870c49f72241939fb58b291e53e1882025-02-10T14:30:25ZengOxford Brookes UniversityInternational Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring1741-83052025-02-0123118820410.24384/21zn-mj76What do coaches say? A preliminary investigation of coaches’ verbal behavioursJames Gavin0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-2861Nicolò Francesco Bernardi1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1250-1916Elizabeth Thomas2Julie Anne Chacra3Department of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, CanadaDepartment of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, CanadaDepartment of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, CanadaDepartment of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, CanadaProfessional coaching associations advocate for appropriate patterns of verbal interventions by coaches. This investigation portrays what coaches say based on analyses of 48 sets of 3 consecutive coaching sessions obtained from professional coaches. 37 ways in which coaches verbally intervened with clients were sub-grouped into four categories with average frequencies estimated as follows: 20% - active listening; 33% - inquiring; 33% - influencing; 14% - miscellany. Analysis across three sessions argues for consistency in coaching interventions rather than for varied patterns. For the most part, intervention profiles align with guidance from professional coaching associations for effective coaching practice. https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/acdf1bf5-3cf0-4040-baf4-e000a0f6c0fa/1/process researchverbal behaviourcoach behaviourmixed methodscoaching interventions |
| spellingShingle | James Gavin Nicolò Francesco Bernardi Elizabeth Thomas Julie Anne Chacra What do coaches say? A preliminary investigation of coaches’ verbal behaviours International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring process research verbal behaviour coach behaviour mixed methods coaching interventions |
| title | What do coaches say? A preliminary investigation of coaches’ verbal behaviours |
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| topic | process research verbal behaviour coach behaviour mixed methods coaching interventions |
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