Develop Effective Communication with Brain-Based Coaching

• Six weekly classes via Zoom, 90 minutes each, with two trainers. See the Course Calendar for industry, national or religious schedule accommodations.
• Full attendance expected although classes are recorded for review.
• Five weekly Skills Building Group (SBG) meetings, 1¾ – 2 hours in length, with one other course participant – trainers visit two meetings for support and feedback.
• Each class includes instruction with discussion, reflections on participants coaching practice, and a group review of a recorded coaching demonstration (participation expected)
• Between-class assignments (described below)

You will receive start-up instructions and tasks 2 weeks prior to the first class. Allow approximately 4 hours to complete all Brain-Based Coaching start-up tasks.

• Read through the BBC Course Overview and the other start-up documents (1 hour)
• Complete and submit the Pre-BBC Questionnaire (¼ hour)
• Communicate your Skills Building Group (SBG) scheduling preferences via email (a few minutes) and then coordinate with your group to set up your meeting schedule (½-1 hour)
• Log in to the BBC Coaches Learning Lab (BBC CLL) to access and download the BBC training documents. If you wish, print the training documents and set up your training binder. (½-1½ hour)
• Read through the Week 1 and Week 2 BBC SBG-related documents to prepare for Class 1 (1½-¾ hour)

Individual assignment completion times vary widely in this course, but plan to spend 3-5 hours each week in addition to the 1½ hour class. Weekly assignments include:

• 1½-2-hours for each Skills Building Group meeting (plus ½-1½ hour) to prepare, and up to 1 hour to listen to your own recorded coaching effort and complete and submit the SBG Report)
• Complete the reading assignments and review the documents assigned for each class discussion (½-¾ hour)
• Complete assigned forum posts (¼-½ hour in Week 2 and 4)
• Listen to the weekly recorded coaching demonstration and bring your comments and questions to each class (1/2 hour)

Complete the on-line course evaluation (¼-½ hour).