Summary: Having supplemented coach training with live coaching demos for many years, Wellcoaches CEO Margaret Moore has found that the demos are a powerful way to bring to light essential coaching skills. Even during a 15-minute demo with a "volunteer client," she says, you can observe a "mini-transformation" and shift in client energy. She usually recruits the volunteer from among the seminar participants, and describes the ideal volunteer and the pre-coaching preparation that is required. She also weighs in with some suggestions for evaluating a health coach's performance. Moore, will describe coaching theories and strategies and conduct a live coaching demonstration to illustrate the theories and strategies in action. Conference participants will have the opportunity to ask questions on the techniques Moore uses during the coaching session following the demonstration during a July 18, 2007 audio conference, Teaching Health Coaches to Integrate Positive Psychology with Physical Health to Improve Disease Management Outcomes.
