Clean Language

Winning New Business with Clean Scoping

15 December, 2017 by Jacqueline Ann Surin

How can you use Clean Language to help a business client to clarify what they want and to determine whether what you have to offer is a good fit for them? Jacqueline Surin explores how Clean Scoping works for her.

Creating an Agenda on the Fly (Part 2)

10 November, 2017 by Marian Way

A couple of days ago, I blogged about the session I ran at the Sydney Online Practice Group – and left you with a little question to ponder: How could I weave different people’s needs into a practice session, creating an agenda that would work well for as many of the participants as possible?

Creating an Agenda on the Fly

7 November, 2017 by Marian Way

When Marian Way ran a session with the Sydney online practice group she used the question "What would you like to have happen? to ascertain participants' needs and then created an agenda to meet those needs. Here's how...

What is Clean Interviewing?

7 September, 2017 by Jacqueline Ann Surin

What is Clean Interviewing and how does it differ from Clean Coaching? These are two questions Jacqueline Surin had in mind when she attended a workshop at the recent Northern Taste of Clean.

Clean and Clowning

9 July, 2017 by Marian Way

What does Clean Language have in common with clowning? And how can clowning morph into Clean Space. Read Marian's account of an improv session during a clowning course and the links she made with 'clean'.

5 Reasons To Read ‘Words That Touch’

28 June, 2017 by Louise Hockaday

5 reasons to read Nick Pole’s new book about Clean Language and body work: Words That Touch: How to Ask Questions Your Body Can Answer 

Getting Clients To Trust Themselves

4 May, 2017 by Jacqueline Ann Surin

What do you do when coaching clients ask you for advice, feedback or ideas?  Jacqueline Ann Surin describes two clean approaches for helping clients to trust the knowledge within.

Chalk and Cheese

9 March, 2017 by Sue Charman

How one member of the Online Practice Group resolved a tricky bind during a 2-hour practice session.

Setting Myself Up to be a Better Coach

3 March, 2017 by Jacqueline Ann Surin

Jacqueline Ann Surin explores how she uses the Clean Set Up process to prepare for coaching sessions with clients – and how this improves her coaching.

Fine Tuning Your Skills

25 January, 2017 by Marian Way

A key principle in all David Grove’s work is that of iteration, which is what happens when the result of a procedure is used as the starting point for the next application of the procedure. We ask a clean question, a person responds and we then ask a clean question of that response. This is one aspect of the work that makes it so powerful; ideas build one upon another and new – or old – wisdom can emerge.