{"id":11467,"date":"2023-03-30T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T11:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=11467"},"modified":"2023-03-03T20:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T20:17:05","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-coaching-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-coaching-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Coaching Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ultimate Guide to Coaching Presence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The International Coaching Federation<\/a> defines the competency of Maintains Presence as, \u201cIs fully conscious and present with the client, employing a style that is open, flexible, grounded and confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guide to Develop Coaching Presence
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Learn and develop coaching competencies.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Learn and embody coaching ethics.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Take care of yourself.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Develop or maintain the appropriate level of confidence.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schedule coaching sessions for times you will be fresh and focused.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arrange your workspace for privacy, quiet, and comfort.
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be open, curious, and flexible.
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure you clear your mind of everything other than your client.<\/p>\n

Being a coach starts with accredited coach training<\/a>.\u00a0 In a quality program you develop competency as well as the unique nature of coaching ethics.<\/p>\n

The definition for presence starts with being fully conscious and present.\u00a0 How can you, as coach, prepare to be fully conscious and present?\u00a0 It starts well in advance with self-care.\u00a0 By taking care of yourself, you are physically, mentally, and emotionally available.<\/p>\n

Develop your emotional intelligence, your ability to recognize and manage your own emotions as well as those of your client.\u00a0 Ensure you have or build an appropriate level of confidence \u2013 quality coach training will support you developing your confidence.<\/p>\n

Consider the timing of your coaching<\/a> sessions \u2013 schedule at a time of day when you will be fresh and focused.\u00a0 Set up your workspace for comfort, quiet, and privacy.<\/p>\n

Being open and flexible is built on having a coaching<\/a> mindset.\u00a0 This means recognizing your client is capable and they are the ones that will explore, discover, decide, and plan.\u00a0 The coach\u2019s role is to partner for the exploration of their chosen focus.<\/p>\n

Grounded and confident includes being confident with who you are as coach, in the coaching process, and with your client\u2019s ability to figure out their own strategies and achieve their objectives.<\/p>\n

Coaching Presence may seem simple, or it can be unclear.\u00a0 It is about showing up completely and staying focused on the client.\u00a0 It is a responsibility for each of us when coaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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