Macro Coach Certification Coaching Techniques & Methodologies 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which questioning technique involves asking a client to rate their confidence on a scale of 1–10 before taking action?
- Scaling questions (Correct answer)
- Miracle questions
- Exception questions
- Circular questions
Correct answer: Scaling questions
Scaling questions help clients quantify their confidence or motivation, making abstract feelings concrete and actionable.
Question 2: In Motivational Interviewing, OARS stands for Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and:
- Resistance
- Reframing
- Summarizing (Correct answer)
- Restructuring
Correct answer: Summarizing
OARS is a core MI skill set where Summarizing consolidates what the client has said to reinforce change talk.
Question 3: A macro coach uses 'future pacing' primarily to:
- Identify past limiting beliefs
- Help clients mentally rehearse a desired future state (Correct answer)
- Set short-term daily goals
- Evaluate quarterly performance metrics
Correct answer: Help clients mentally rehearse a desired future state
Future pacing is a visualization technique where clients mentally step into a successful future to reinforce commitment and clarity.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of using 'clean language' in a coaching session?
- To avoid profanity in professional settings
- To use the client's exact words without imposing the coach's metaphors (Correct answer)
- To simplify complex concepts for clarity
- To structure feedback in a formal tone
Correct answer: To use the client's exact words without imposing the coach's metaphors
Clean language, developed by David Grove, uses the client's own words and metaphors to avoid contaminating their inner world with the coach's assumptions.
Question 5: Which coaching model uses the four stages: Unconscious Incompetence, Conscious Incompetence, Conscious Competence, and Unconscious Competence?
- The Johari Window model
- The Competency Ladder (Correct answer)
- The GROW model
- The PDCA cycle
Correct answer: The Competency Ladder
The Competency Ladder (Four Stages of Competence) describes how awareness and skill develop as clients progress from not knowing what they don't know to mastery.
Question 6: When a client consistently shifts topics to avoid discussing a core issue, the most effective macro coaching response is to:
- Follow the client's lead to maintain rapport
- Gently name the pattern and invite exploration (Correct answer)
- End the session and reschedule
- Assign journaling homework on all topics raised
Correct answer: Gently name the pattern and invite exploration
Naming avoidance patterns with compassion invites the client to choose whether to explore the underlying issue without forcing it.
Question 7: In the context of macro coaching, 'chunking up' means:
- Breaking a large goal into smaller tasks
- Moving to a higher level of abstraction or meaning (Correct answer)
- Grouping similar behaviors into categories
- Increasing session frequency for intensive progress
Correct answer: Moving to a higher level of abstraction or meaning
Chunking up moves the conversation to broader values or purpose, helping clients connect actions to bigger meaning.
Macro Coach Certification Coaching Techniques & Methodologies 2
Which questioning technique involves asking a client to rate their confidence on a scale of 1–10 before taking action?