How are the notes taken?<\/p>\n
By Cathy Liska<\/p>\n
During coach training, options for note-taking include the obvious paper and pen, computers, iPad, etc.\u00a0 While some prefer pen and paper, the disadvantages include legibility, ability to share them easily, and managing storage.\u00a0 Personal computer<\/a> or iPad makes the most sense in terms of protecting and storing notes, legibility, and ease of providing the client with a copy.<\/p>\n Sometimes I am asked about recording sessions.\u00a0 While recording is done for the purpose of mentor coaching and ICF credentialing, consider the client.\u00a0 While a client may give permission for recording, if every session is recorded they will filter what they say and limit the effectiveness of coaching.<\/p>\n When notes are taken on a computer, some people use Evernote or Word.\u00a0 A software I find very helpful uses mind mapping.\u00a0 Mind mapping involves spokes or lines from one sentence or phrase to the next.\u00a0 This is nice because all the notes are immediately visible and simple to organize.\u00a0 There are many different versions.\u00a0 MindMapper.com <\/a>offers a version that is very easily converted to a Word document which in turn makes it easy to share with clients.<\/p>\n