1.
How to make the move from
ELT Teacher to Coach
Speaker: Rachel Playfair

2.
Teacher or Coach?
“Coaching is a catalyzing relationship that
accelerates the process of great
performance;
it’s about an individual’s / organization’s
identifying purpose and living out of that
purpose.”
The Coach U Personal and Corporate Coach Training Handbook
(www.coachinc.com)

3.
Why hire a coach?
“I don’t seem to be getting ahead
with my language learning.”

4.
Why hire a coach?
“I know a lot of English but I’m
too embarassed to open my
mouth.”

5.
Why hire a coach?
“I need to improve my English in a
very short period of time.”

6.
Why hire a coach?
“I’m tired of taking classes but I
still need to keep up my English.”

7.
Why hire a coach?
“My needs are really specific and
I can’t find a class that meets
them.”

8.
Basic Coaching Skills
Establishing trust and intimacy
Active listening
Questioning
Effective Communication and Language
Creating Awareness
Designing Action
Planning / Goal Setting
Managing Progress and Accountability

9.
Experience & Qualifications
Language Teaching
Language Learning
Having experienced coaching
Coaching Training
Business Mindset

10.
Coaching Training
http://www.coachinc.com/
http://www.efficientlanguagecoaching.com/
http://www.thecoaches.com/
https://www.coachfederation.org/

11.
Learner Coaching
Developing learner autonomy inside
and outside the classroom through
taking a coaching approach.
See Daniel Barber and Duncan Foord at
https://learnercoachingelt.wordpress.com/about/

12.
I’m happy to….
…talk further with you about any questions
you have or to share my own experiences
LinkedIn: rachelplayfair
Twitter: rachelplayfair