Coaching Methodologies & Client Communication Flashcards
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Which questioning approach is most aligned with NLP's 'Milton Model' during a coaching session?
Answer: Artfully vague language that allows the client to apply meaning internally
The Milton Model uses intentionally vague, permissive language patterns to facilitate access to unconscious resources.
A client is stuck in a conflict between 'I want to take risks' and 'I need to stay safe.' The NLP technique best suited to resolve this is:
Answer: Visual Squash / Parts Integration
Visual Squash (Parts Integration) brings two conflicting parts into communication to discover their shared higher intention and integrate them.
In NLP coaching ethics, the principle of 'ecology' means:
Answer: Ensuring that proposed changes are congruent with all areas of the client's life system
Ecology checks ensure that a change in one area won't create unintended negative consequences in the client's relationships, values, or identity.
A coach uses the statement 'As you continue to relax, you may find new solutions arising naturally.' This is an example of:
Answer: A presuppositional embedded command
This sentence presupposes relaxation is occurring and embeds the command 'find new solutions' within a permissive frame.
When establishing a well-formed outcome with a client, which criterion distinguishes NLP from generic goal-setting?
Answer: The goal must be stated in the positive, within the client's control, and sensory-specific
NLP's well-formed outcome criteria include being positive, self-initiated, sensory-specific, ecological, and contextualized.
Which NLP concept explains why a client who experienced a dog bite as a child automatically fears all dogs as an adult?
Answer: Generalization
Generalization occurs when one experience is used to create a rule applied broadly across different contexts.
During a coaching session, a client's breathing suddenly becomes shallow and rapid when discussing their manager. A skilled NLP coach would:
Answer: Note the calibration cue and explore what internal state it signals before proceeding
Calibration is the NLP skill of precisely observing physiological cues to understand the client's current emotional state.