2. Master Voice
• Master of Ceremonies – Keeps sessions on task
• Creates atmosphere conducive for the other
voices to do their part
• Allows each voice a share of the stage does not
allow any one voice to monopolize
3. What I learned from the Master Voice
• Establish a blueprint that is needed to set the
stage for a positive coaching experience
• In personal life have begun to pull lessons I
have learned, an example Listen as a coach
• All of the voices have need to be present in
order to grow in professional and personal
relationships
• Encourage an atmosphere of learning by
allowing several ways of looking at a situation
4. Master Voice continued
• Allow silence for self exploration of topic
being discussed or evaluated
• Challenge in a non-threatening manner
• Open the field for application of tools that
have been learned
• Realize that I do not always have the answer
but will travel the journey to discover the
answers with all of my professional and
personal relationships
5. Partner Voice
• Constructs a trusting atmosphere
• Develops a strategy with the input of client to
achieve stated goals
• As client moves forward partner falls back
allowing client to take responsibility for end
result in a positive manner
6. What I learned from the Partner Voice
• Working jointly toward a goal involves give and take.
want to give each other the chance to do their best
work
• Share of the workload will vary through out the course
of the project. Realize that we all have talents and
weaknesses and let each other give what they do best
• Always keeping the stated goals in front of us. Partners
are not competitors and both need to feel that their
contributions are important
7. Investigator Voice
• To ask questions in such a way that they provoke
thoughtful responses
• Question for the gain of the client not personal
curiosity
• Question to help promote self-discovery
• Question in such a way to create a variety of
alternatives
8. What I learned from the Investigator
Voice
• Inquire only when it is helpful not harmful
• Question when it will result in development of
self-discovery for another
• Question to gain information that will help me
grow as an individual both professionally and
personally.
9. Reflector Voice
• Increase awareness of client’s perception of a
situation
• Encourages client to view a situation from
another point of view
10. Teacher Voice
• Provide distinctions to help client visualize and
identify options
• Challenge thinking process
12. Reflector, Teacher, Guide
What I have learned
• As a coach I have used all three of these voices
interchangeably.
• As a coach I did not teach a specific skill set
• Guiding and allowing for reflection has allowed
myself and my client to reach inside ourselves for
the answer
• Allow others the opportunity to reflect on what
they have learned and where they have been
guided to achieve their stated goals.
13. Contractor Voice
• Used to re-state goals and agreements
• Holds client accountable for action plan and
follow through
• Keeps client on track through changes needed
to reach goals.
14. What I learned from Contractor Voice
• Holding myself accountable for actions is
displaying my commitment to attainment of
goals that I set for myself.
15. Thanks for your attention
• Wrap up to Power Point
• Question to allow growth for both parties
• Reflect on learning
• Allow questions and reflection to guide
toward completion of set goals
