Coaching stands and falls with the quality of the relationship between coach and client. And then there are hundreds of different coaching approaches and millions of different coaches and coachees. How do you make sure your client is a good fit? How can you tell that the service you have to offer will be a good match for your client’s wants and needs? In this episode our resident coaches Yannick Jacob, Nicki Drab and Siwash Zahmat discuss how you can make sure that you’re working with the right ...
Oct 08, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Assunta asked us the question that many new coaches have on their mind. It can be difficult to ascertain how much to charge for their coaching services. Some coaches jump in with high ticket fees, others coach for free until they find the confidence to charge for sessions. Following up from Episode 5, in this episode Yannick, Siawash and Nicki discuss the most important factors that play into setting your prices and suggest practical ways that will help you decide how much to charge your clients...
Oct 01, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Kelly asked us whether it may not be advisable to provide too much value during her consultations as she had a few clients who ended up getting what they need from the first session and then didn’t sign up for the actual coaching. In this episode of Talking about Coaching our resident coaches Yannick Jacob, Siwash Zahmat and Nicki Drab discuss what plays into this, how we might navigate a situation in which the client gets so much value they consider not signing up for a coaching package or furt...
Sep 09, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Accountability is a powerful motivational force. Feeling accountable to someone is a major driver of behaviour for many people. We said we will do it, so we want to keep our word, not embarrass ourselves, preserve our integrity or whatever else is driving us towards the result. Most people work well with deadlines. Sometimes it is enough for a client to have the next session booked in to feel accountable. But there is a lto more we can do as a coach to harvest the power of accountability in our ...
Sep 09, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
You’re sitting there, all ready to coach, but your client isn’t turning up. Or you’ve prepared for your coaching session and blocked the time in your calendar, perhaps even said "no" to other clients or friends, but then your client cancels at short notice. How do you deal with this kind of scenario? We’re here to shed some light on what’s important to consider when this happens to you and offer some practical suggestions in how to deal with these situations. _____ If you'd like to stay up to da...
Jul 09, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
One of the most frequently asked questions of coaches who are just starting out is whether they need a very specific niche in order to be successful at signing up new clients. Some coaches will argue that it’s best to niche as narrow as you can, so that your clients know you’re speaking directly to them. Others will tell you that they are simply “life coaches” and they work with anyone on anything and operate successfully. And then there’s anything in between. So it’s a confusing subject and tod...
Jun 25, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Some coaches take copious notes during their coaching sessions. Others never write anything down. Many write reflections after their coaching sessions to keep track of actions, achievements or specific contexts that they then review before the next meeting. In this episode we discuss note taking and how it can aid or hinder the coaching process and relationship. _____ If you'd like to stay up to date with new episodes, would like to talk to us about coaching or generally support what we do: Send...
Jun 11, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Some coaches work session by session on a pay-as-you-go basis. Most coaches, however, work with their clients as part of a series of sessions packaged together and sold as a unit. Some call it their coaching programme, coaching offer, coaching journey or coaching package. The question we are discussing in this episode is how to best package your coaching sessions and whether that’s a good idea to start with as well as how you would know how many sessions a client needs to get what they want from...
May 28, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The current coronavirus pandemic has shook most of us. Some coaches are busier than ever as they help clients make sense of what’s happening and transition into a new way of life or business. Others struggle severely to keep their businesses and psychological wellbeing afloat. Over the past few weeks we’ve talked to a lot of coaches about what we can do to help our communities, how we can serve our clients in this time of need, tips and techniques for our businesses and a whole range of other to...
Apr 30, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The current coronavirus pandemic has shook most of us. Some coaches are busier than ever as they help clients make sense of what’s happening and transition into a new way of life or business. Others struggle severely to keep their businesses and psychological wellbeing afloat. Over the past few weeks we’ve talked to a lot of coaches about what we can do to help our communities, how we can serve our clients in this time of need, tips and techniques for our businesses and a whole range of other to...
Apr 30, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The current coronavirus pandemic has shook most of us. Some coaches are busier than ever as they help clients make sense of what’s happening and transition into a new way of life or business. Others struggle severely to keep their businesses and psychological wellbeing afloat. Over the past few weeks we’ve talked to a lot of coaches about what we can do to help our communities, how we can serve our clients in this time of need, tips and techniques for our businesses and a whole range of other to...
Apr 30, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 11
An interesting challenge we come across in our work as coaches is when our client talks so much we barely get a word in. How can we coach them to keep them focused and on track without (rudely?) interrupting them or missing out on important information? In this episode our resident coaches Yannick, Siawash and Nicki talk about ways in which we can contract to interrupt, how important it is to frame our coaching space and agree on how we work with out clients and how we can respectfully get a foo...
Feb 20, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Trainee coaches often ask: "Is it better to see coaching clients face-to-face as compared to video calls like Zoom or Skype or telephone coaching?". Even experienced coaches have, in my experience, often not really reflected on how and why they work the way they do. It just so happened that they do most of their coaching the way they do and it's worth zooming in on this interesting topic. Truth is all formats have their pros and cons and in today's episode we're discussing what some of these are...
Feb 06, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 9
You may have been in this scenario before: A client approaches you for coaching but along the way you get the feeling that they might be in need of a therapist. Maybe there's a past trauma, they want to delve deeper than you feel comfortable or perhaps you're at your wit's end and feel they need a different sort of intervention. How far can you go? Where's the line? How can we know? What to say? And who makes the rules anyway? In this episode our resident coaches Siawash, Nicki and Yannick discu...
Jan 23, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Some coaches charge tremendous amounts for a single session. We've heard various different versions of the above question over the years and wanted to address how in some instances this is justified while in others you're probably being scammed. _____ If you'd like to stay up to date with new episodes, would like to talk to us about coaching or generally support what we do: Send us your question: http://bit.ly/talkingaboutcoaching Sign up to our mailing list (no spam, no sales, just a quick shou...
Jan 09, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode Nicki, Siawash and Yannick are discussing what to wear as a coach and whether there are any rules or guidelines. We tell some entertaining anecdotes and talk about why it does and doesn't matter what you wear as a life or buiness coach. _____ If you'd like to stay up to date with new episodes, would like to talk to us about coaching or generally support what we do: Send us your question: http://bit.ly/talkingaboutcoaching Sign up to our mailing list (no spam, no sales, just a qui...
Jan 09, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode we're talking about a question we hear often from coaches who are starting out: How much should I charge for my coaching services? This is a complex question and there are many answers. We hope to provide some interesting angles on the question that can help you figure out the right amount and different pays to charge for your coaching. If you'd like to stay up to date with new episodes, would like to talk to us about coaching or generally support what we do: Send us your questio...
Dec 12, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode we're discussing whether it's helpful to assign clients homework, growth actions or other exercises to do between sessions as to help them grow. If you'd like to stay up to date with new episodes, would like to talk to us about coaching or generally support what we do: Send us your question: http://bit.ly/talkingaboutcoaching Sign up to our mailing list (no spam, no sales, just a quick shout about new episodes): https://mailchi.mp/afc10fc74492/talkingaboutcoaching Listen to episo...
Nov 28, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode we consider some different approaches for coaching a client who comes to their first coaching session with no agenda, no goal and perhaps no real hunger to work on themselves. Especially when you're starting out as a coach and your fees are relatively low or perhaps you coach pro bono as part of your training, this is a common issue for life coaches. Coaches in organisations also face this issue often as the client in the room is not paying for the service and so they can be less...
Nov 07, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This is probably the most asked question by coaches, certainly the one we see most often on forums, groups and when we coach other coaches who are trying to build their businesses. How do we get to help more people? How can we create conversations with prospects so that we get to work with them? How can we sign up enough clients so that we can live off of our coaching skills? The answer is complex and there's no one right way to do this. In this episode we start the conversation by opening up so...
Nov 07, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode we share our views on whether it's important to get a coaching qualification and whether it's necessary to be certified and accredited in order to be a good life or business coach. We come across this question often when talk about coaching with other coaches. It's also a topic that comes up often for coaches in supervision. Opinions vary considerably so we wanted to discuss it. Let us know what you think! Support the show...
Nov 07, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Here we are, talking about coaching. We, that is Yannick Jacob, Positive Existential Coach, Supervisor and former Programme Leader of the MSc Coaching Psychology at the University of East London; Siawash Zahmat, 6-figure High Performance Coach and founder of the Muslim Coaching Academy, Nicki Drab, recently qualified life coach, professional photographer and representing all coaches new to the field. In this episode we're introducing why we're doing this and who we are. Support the show...
Nov 07, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1
