The Space Between: An Inquiry into What We Notice, Know, and Don’t Know – Session 2

This four-session mentor coaching series invites coaches to slow down and become more attentive to what is already happening in the coaching conversation: the pause, the metaphor, the unexpected noticing, the uncertainty about what to say next.

Rather than adding more techniques, this series invites a disciplined inquiry into what happens in the coaching conversation and what becomes possible when we learn to notice, question, discern, and trust what emerges.

Session 2: Listening for Meaning, Imagery & Metaphor

The space between words and meaning

Clients often communicate more than they realize through the images, metaphors, and language they naturally choose. This session explores how coaches can stay close to the client’s language and become curious about what it may reveal without imposing meaning or interpretation.

Practice question:
What is the client’s language revealing, and what might I be assuming about it?