How do we interrupt our coachees less? And if an ICF evaluator hears, are we failed?

I muse and mentor some more with MCC Coach Ben Dooley this week, getting deeper into the nitty-gritty on how to lock in, stay fully present with our coachee. We address the inevitable blunder of speaking over—so hard not to in a 45-minute session, ways to rebound earlier, and wonder: how much does this matter?We also tackle an age-old adage almost every coach in training hears as they master active listening: WAIT (why am I talking?). Coach Ben finds this acronym can make us even more self-judgmental. (He urges us to focus more on whom am I talking on behalf of?)It’s a great mentoring session, recorded with Ben and my permission, in service of any certifying ICF coach and anybody simply wanting to become a more effective, more grounded, peaceful and locked-in listener. Reach out to me, your show host, for keynote speaking engagements, group coaching, and training via my website, or find me also on Linkedin.  Reach out to MCC Coach Ben Dooley via his website, here. And you can tap his Coaching Skills Forum here. Find our earlier mentoring sessions here.