http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/ Clean Slate Blog en admin@cleanlearning.co.uk Copyright 2013 2013-04-12T08:07:18+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-approaches-for-wannabee-coaches/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-approaches-for-wannabee-coaches/#When:08:07:18Z Not that I was planning to become a coach, but I was increasingly desperate to do something ‘non corporate’ with my life. I was on Eventbrite, when a catchy event title caught my eye - ‘Clean Approaches for Coaches’ book launch.  I googled, booked and turned up 2 days later. I liked what I heard, the people I met and the slight quirkiness of it, so I bought the book, opened it the next day, and stopped at the end of prelude - it was so right for me! There was: Client Stories 2013-04-12T08:07:18+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/how-to-stand-out-in-your-business/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/how-to-stand-out-in-your-business/#When:16:11:09Z By Karen Williams, author of How to Stand Out in Business ‘What do you know now?’ is a question my Clean Language coach, Sheryl Andrews, often asks me at the end of our sessions together. There is a lot of information inside of us already, and it often takes a good facilitator to draw out our knowledge and create those aha moments that change the course of our lives. For example, I developed a metaphor of being on a rollercoaster. I was at the top of a huge dip and I had a feeling in my stomach that I feel when I know something is about to happen Client Stories 2013-01-13T16:11:09+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-language-it-really-works/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-language-it-really-works/#When:17:14:47Z A while ago I wrote about how I used Clean Language to help a client's daughter with maths, and now we have another maths story... A participant on one of Sharon’s recent trainings, Yuji Yamagami, has been testing Clean Language in various ways at work and with his family. His daughter Reina, 14, had been struggling with maths, so Yuji asked her some clean questions. Clean Language, Client Stories, Education 2013-01-10T17:14:47+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-language-questions/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-language-questions/#When:12:25:06Z Clean Language, David Grove 2013-01-10T12:25:06+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/using-meetup-to-build-community/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/using-meetup-to-build-community/#When:21:43:45Z   In this, our fourth Clean Learning podcast, I interview Katie Raver, a Community Consultant from Austin Texas. She uses a website called Meetup to help people to build different kinds of communities in Austin and other places in the USA. During the podcast, Katie talks about how she got started with Meetup and the thriving NLP community she has helped build. This has led to an interest in Clean Language and earlier this year she organised for Penny Tompkins and James Lawley to run a 'Symbolic Modelling Lite' training there. Podcasts 2012-06-28T21:43:45+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/maths-questions-answers-with-a-difference/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/maths-questions-answers-with-a-difference/#When:17:23:44Z As a former maths teacher I was used to dealing with closed questions that have only one right answer, while as a Clean Language facilitator, the majority of questions I ask are open questions. One of my clients knew I used to teach maths, and that I now do some dyslexia coaching in the workplace, and asked if I would work with her daughter who has been having trouble with maths at school. I said yes, as long as her daughter wanted to, and the following week, I met Alex, who is a delightful 11-year old with a double whammy of a desired outcome: Clean Language, Education 2012-06-22T17:23:44+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/where-do-you-start/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/where-do-you-start/#When:15:59:20Z   Several years ago I was talking with Penny Tompkins and James Lawley about creating workshop activities, when one of them said that there are only four possible starting points for any ‘change’ activity: a resource; a problem; a remedy; and a desired outcome. For some reason, this conversation came to mind last week, along with an activity that Zannie Barrett told me about, also some time ago, and which also came from the Penny and James ‘stable’. This activity starts with a resource, but to make it a change activity, the client first thinks about a problem they have. They write that down on a piece of paper and then put it away… Practice Group 2012-06-19T15:59:20+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-supervision/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/clean-supervision/#When:21:57:56Z Last week, along with three other Clean Language facilitators, I had a supervision session with Marian. We have done group supervision before, bringing along extracts from some of our transcripts which we share and use as the basis for discussion and feedback on our sessions. One of the benefits... Clean Language 2012-05-27T21:57:56+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/growing-business-the-clean-way/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/growing-business-the-clean-way/#When:16:56:46Z One of the biggest challenges facing business owners right now is getting more clients and more to the point, maintaining the focus and clarity of thought needed to do that. Having clarity and focus can not only keep you thinking about and doing what you know you need to, it can also help you develop more creative strategies for getting clients. Clean Language 2012-05-09T16:56:46+00:00 http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/what-impact-has-clean-language-had-on-you-your-life/ http://cleanlearning.co.uk/blog/discuss/what-impact-has-clean-language-had-on-you-your-life/#When:09:51:07Z   At the end of this month, I am running a workshop at my Toastmasters group about planning to make an impact. I have lots of ideas about the kinds of things you can do to create an impactful speech, but my initial planning involves doing some research into the kinds of speeches that have already had an impact. I’m asking anyone who can spare a few minutes to tell me (a) the speech (b) what was it about the speech that had an impact (c) what kind of impact it had and (d) what are they doing / thinking differently in their lives now as a result of having heard that speech. Of course I have also been thinking about how I would answer these questions, and when I think about what I am doing now – Clean Language coaching and training – I am transported back to Clean Language, Client Stories 2012-05-06T09:51:07+00:00