Coaching Methodologies & Client Communication Flashcards
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A client says 'I should be more productive.' An NLP coach would most likely respond by:
Answer: Challenging the modal operator by asking 'What would happen if you were?'
Modal operators of necessity ('should,' 'must') are Meta-Model violations that can be explored by asking about consequences or possibilities.
The NLP presupposition 'The map is not the territory' most directly informs which coaching practice?
Answer: Respecting that each client's subjective perception of reality differs from objective reality
This presupposition reminds coaches that a client's internal representation (map) shapes their experience, not the objective world (territory).
In solution-focused coaching combined with NLP, the 'miracle question' serves to:
Answer: Help the client vividly describe a desired future free from the current problem
The miracle question bypasses problem-focused thinking and directs the client's attention to what a solution would look and feel like.
Which of the following best describes 'second position' in NLP perceptual positions?
Answer: Experiencing the situation from another person's perspective, feelings, and values
Second position involves stepping into another person's shoes to understand their internal experience and perspective.
A client wants to build confidence before a public speech. The most appropriate NLP anchoring sequence is:
Answer: Elicit a peak state of confidence, anchor it at its height, then future-pace the anchor into the speech context
Resource anchoring involves accessing a strong positive state, setting a trigger at the peak, and linking that trigger to a future performance context.
The concept of 'clean language' in coaching, developed by David Grove, is characterized by:
Answer: Using the client's exact words and metaphors without introducing the coach's own assumptions
Clean language preserves the client's metaphoric landscape by using their own language and specific clean language questions.
When a client's stated goal conflicts with an unconscious secondary gain, an NLP coach should first:
Answer: Acknowledge the positive intention behind the current behavior and negotiate ecological alternatives
In NLP, every behavior has a positive intention; identifying and honoring that intention while finding new behaviors is essential before change can occur.