Unlocking Conversations
  • Instructor:
    lucia.baldelli
  • Instructor:
    Maria Chietera
  • Location:
    Online

    Every expert was once a beginner!

    During this coaching course, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), you will take your first steps towards being a professional coach. 

    • You will get to know the mindset and the skills required to become the coach that all your clients would like to have by their side.
    • You will learn to work in partnership with your clients to help them  go on an introspective journey to achieve better balance and fulfilment.
    • You will help your clients focus and achieve their goals more easily and effectively.
    • You will experience how coaching can unlock people’s potential at work as well as in many contexts in their private lives.

    Is this course for me?

    This course is suitable for whoever wants to start a professional coaching journey and help other people grow. It is for team and organisational coaches, agile coaches, people managers, leaders, therapists, teachers, HR professionals. There are no prerequisites to attend this course.

    Why should I join?

    Because you will see with your own eyes the growth of

    • your personal value, as a result of learning and practising coaching competencies, previous students have reported an increase in their listening capability and a deepening of trust in interpersonal relationships.
    • your professional value, as a result of a new and deeper awareness, participants become better communicators, better coaches, and better leaders. They become skilled in asking powerful questions at decisive moments in order to trigger transformational processes for their clients. They learn to solicit the unspoken voice to open doorways of understanding for their clients; both individual and team.

    An authentic course

    This course is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and it is the first module of our Level 1 program. If you complete this course, you can earn up to 25 training hours towards your ICF-ACC credential.

    For more information about our ICF ACC program, please visit the program page or download the program handbook.

    The course is focused on understanding the updated ICF core competencies that, as individual parts of a story of growth, come together to create transformative conversations. The course is completely interactive and uses activities, discussions and real life examples. Participants practise every coaching competency in class and experience its impact from different angles – coach, client and observer – during coaching dojos.

    Structure

    The course is structured as follows:

    • 13 x 1.5 hours sessions on core competencies – ½  hour of theory and 1 hour of practice in each session
    • 10 hours of video content 

    Each session is run in Zoom and we leverage Miro as our collaboration tool. All sessions are recorded. Participants get access to our library of coaching demos providing an opportunity to listen to advanced coaching sessions.

    Let’s take a closer look!

    • Active listening
    • Powerful questioning
    • The coaching agreement
    • The structure of a coaching conversation
    • Emotional intelligence
    • Evoking awareness
    • Evoking client growth
    Level 1, session 01 – What is coaching?
    Level 1, session 02 – A coach listens actively
    Level 1, session 03 – Powerful questions
    Level 1, session 04 – The session agreement
    Level 1, session 05 – The session agreement continued
    Level 1, session 06 – The coaching conversation
    Level 1, session 07 – The coaching mindset
    Level 1, session 08 – Evokes awareness
    Level 1, session 09 – Techniques to evoke awareness
    Level 1, session 10 – Evoking client’s growth
    Level 1, session 11 – Direct communication
    Level 1, session 12 – Creating trust and safety
    Level 1, session 13 – Powerful observations
    Level 1, session 14 – Maintains presence
    Level 1, session 15 – The coaching relationship
    Level 1, session 16 – Working in partnership
    Level 1, session 17 – Uncovering assumptions and limiting beliefs
    Level 1, session 18 – Working with Saboteurs
    Level 1, session 19 – Setting boundaries
    What is expected of me as a student?

    Success in our programme requires full commitment from all students. By enrolling in any of our courses, you implicitly agree to our student enrolment and participation policy.

    Can I apply for the ICF ACC certification, once I’ve completed this course?

    You will have to complete our course Deepening Conversation in order to fulfil the ICF training requirements for ICF-ACC. Before you start your ICF certification process, you will need something else but don’t worry: we will assist you and provide you with all the information you need during our course.
    Here’s what you will be required to proceed:
    – complete a 10 hour mentor coaching program (7 group, 3 individual)
    – create a coaching log of at least 100 hours (of which 75 are paid) with at least 8 different clients; the log must begin after the start of our course and at least 25 hours must be completed within 18 months before the day of your application
    – record a coaching session where you showcase your ACC skills.

    What will I receive thanks to this course?

    In addition to receiving a certificate of participation documenting the completed ICF accredited training hours, you will receive an education in coaching that exceeds industry standards.

    What happens if I miss some sessions?

    This course is video recorded. If you miss a session, you will need to watch the recording and email admin@coachingoutsidethebox.net with a summary of what you have learned.

    What is the weekly workload required?

    Each weekly call lasts 90 minutes. However, there are some videos you will have to watch before each session. We recommend about an hour practice to embed the learning, before the following class.

    Where can I find the course slides and other resources?

    Once you have purchased our course, you gain access to our library where you can watch videos and coaching demos. All learning resources will be available in your personal profile.

    Can I pay in instalments?

    For sure! When you purchase our course, you have to select ‘bank transfer’ payment, submit your details for the invoice and contact us to agree the instalment plan that best suits you.

    Unlocking Conversations