As the rate of change has accelerated, presence has become a competency that people tacitly recognize as compelling and important. Individuals who embody presence are typically seen as trustworthy professionals, attract more interpersonal connection, and are reported to be able to respond in the moment with enterprising agility and an engaging energy.
As a core coaching competency, presence embodiment provides “data of the moment” that helps guide the process of coaching clients. Still, presence — and knowing how to use it — often remains elusive because it can be so distinctively different among coaches. In part, self-awareness is needed to understand one’s presence while feedback from others is needed to understand the relational impact of our presence. Self-awareness assists us in understanding our mindset, values and visceral senses that embody presence. Intentional “use-of-presence” skills are the process interventions designed to assist the client in their work.
This session will introduce you to a model of presence that:
- Outlines the dimensions of presence.
- Presents a methodology of use-of-presence skills to evoke and provoke awareness.
- Illustrates the challenges that need to be managed to maintain and use one's presence.
You will hear about short didactic material as well as practices to strengthen your presence, relational presence, and the presence “interventions” for use in the coaching encounter, as well as practices to help center and re-center you in your presence.
Learning Objectives
In this session, you will be introduced to:
- A map/model of presence dimension.
- The critical choice points of when and where presence is most needed in coaching.
- The embodiment practices and strategies that you can use to stay centered in your presence.