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A Video Message from Barbra – Announcements!

Barbra — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:22:18 +0000

Announcement #1 – Introducing new instructors Nina East and Doris Helge

Nina East, IAC-CC: Nina is our newest instructor in the BACC program. She brings a wealth of experience to coaching, coach training, and coach certification. Nina was one of the first coaches to become certified by the IAC and was immediately asked to become a certifying examiner. She has been certifying for 6 years, and for the last 3 has also been the lead certifier for the IAC. Nina can be reached at PersonalGrowthPrincess.com.

Here is a 7 minute snippet of Nina teaching a BACC class: Click here to listen…

Doris Helge, Ph.D, IAC-CC: Doris is a BACC graduate and an IAC Certified Coach. Not only is Doris a masterful coach, she is also a masterful teacher. I’m thrilled to have her teaching in the BACC program. Reach her at SuperSalesConfidenceForCoaches.com.

Listen as Doris coaches a BACC class participant, and then draws out the teaching points for the listeners.
Click here to listen…

Announcement #2 – More classes each month

BACC has expanded to 4 classes a month. With the increased teaching capacity we are now able to offer three different instructors, and 4 classes a month.

Announcement #3 – Lock-in before the price increase

BACC price is increasing from $99 a month to $149 a month on September 15, 2009. Anyone who joins BACC prior to the price increase will be “grandfathered in” at the old price for the duration of their uninterrupted membership. So if you’ve been thinking of joining, now is the time.

Note: the BACC program is now closed. We recommend the Coaching By Example CD series as it covers all the material previously offered in the BACC program.

How much practice to become a masterful coach?

Barbra — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:11:45 +0000

A member wrote this on the BACC forum today:

My goal this month is to find 5 ‘clients’ or classmates, to do more audio recordings. I’m offering free 30 minute coaching sessions in exchange for permission to record the session. My goal is to have 100 audio recordings to learn from.

I applaud her dedication and realistic assessment of how much practice is necessary to become a masterful coach. This is what I like to hear!

I’m surprised at how little practice some people think is necessary to become a masterful coach. I’ve had people bemoaning the fact that their coaching is not yet masterful, and when I ask them how many coaching sessions they’ve done they say 10 or 20. Sometimes even fewer.

Would any of us entrust our well-being to a professional practitioner (e.g. doctor, accountant) who has only 10 or 20 hours of experience? I don’t think so!

BACC Coach Certification Program

Barbra — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:17:11 +0000

Note: the BACC program is now closed. We recommend the Coaching By Example CD series as it covers all the material previously offered in the BACC program.

We had a lively and informative Open House call yesterday. Here’s the recording, and the summary notes below.

Click here to listen…
Click here to download…

Q: Will I be certified at the end of this?

I don’t know, it all depends on you – where you are starting from in terms of your coaching skills, and how much work you put into it. Everybody’s at a different starting point.

Q: Will you actually be listening to our tapes and telling us which ones to submit to the IAC?

Yes and no. No. Under the terms of the IAC teaching license, I cannot do that. However, I will be listening to your coaching in the live classes and giving you feedback and letting you know where you measure up against the IAC certification standards.

I’ll also be teaching you how to score your own coaching sessions — much in the same way that the IAC Certifying Examiners do– against the IAC Masteries. I’ll be encouraging you to score all your sessions, and those of your triad partners. That way you learn how to do it yourself (“give a man a fish” vs “teach him to fish”)

Q: Will you teach how to do the recordings and submit to the IAC?

Yes indeed! I have arranged a service that has free bridge lines and free recordings for you. I have a video that shows you exactly how to do it. You’ll be surprised at how easy it actually is once you know how.

Q: How much time will it take me to be certified?

As I mentioned above, it depends on your starting skills and how much work you put into it. For people who come into the program with what I would call good coaching skills (about 60% level), the average length of time would be 6 – 8 months to raise your level to masterful coaching skills (80% and above level).

Q: Is there a Cole’s Notes version?

My whole way of teaching is the Cole’s Notes version :) I simplify and organize the material. Concise, straight-forward lessions explain exactly what you need to know, with no fluff.

Q: What’s the criteria for the scoring?

When the IAC Examiners listen to a tape, they score each Mastery from zero to five. So for the 9 Masteries, there’s a total of 45 possible points (9 x 5). Your total points are converted to a percentage, and you need to get >80% on each tape. If you pass one tape but not the other, you don’t have to start all over. Your passing tape is held in your file, and you just have to send in another tape (and and additional fee of $175).

Q: What’s the format of the BACC program?

- private members website
- 3 live teleclasses a month (first and third Wednesday of each month at 4 pm Eastern; second Wednesday of each month at 7 pm Eastern)
- all classes are recorded- discussion forum where you connect with triad and buddy partners for practice and taping
- free recording service and support for recording
- no start or stop dates: join whenever you want and leave whenever you want
- training in how to critique and assess against the IAC standards
- multimedia teaching format: audio, written transcripts, and videos
- dedicated support person to answer all your questions quickly

Note: the BACC program is now closed. We recommend the Coaching By Example CD series as it covers all the material previously offered in the BACC program.