Brain-Based Conversation Skills

Begins 26 August 2026

Brain-Based Conversation Skills® (BBCS®) is an ICF-accredited coach training programme grounded in neuroscience.

Available as a standalone course or as Part 1 of the Brain-Based Coaching Certificate®, BBCS® provides practical, evidence-based tools that help people work through challenges, gain clarity, and take meaningful action.

Whether you're new to coaching or an experienced practitioner, BBCS® equips you with a distinctive set of brain-based skills to strengthen your practice, enhance outcomes, and create lasting, positive change.

Begins 26 August 2026

Schedule overview:

8 Weekly Live Interactive Sessions

Wednesdays 26 August – 14 October

11:00am – 2:00pm BST | 12:00pm – 3:00pm CEST | 2:00pm – 5:00pm GST

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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 28 August

Module 1: Introduction to Coaching
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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 2 September

Module 2: Brain-Based Communication
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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 9 September

Module 3: Facilitate Insight
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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 16 September

Module 4: The Dance of Insight™
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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 23 September

Module 6: Emotional Regulation
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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 30 September

Module 6: Emotional Regulation
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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 7 October

Module 7: Action to Habit
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11:00am – 2:00pm BST

Wednesday 14 October

Module 8: Elements of Insightful Conversations
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Course Module Overview

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Module 1: Introduction to Coaching

  • Learning with the AGES model™
  • Six insights about the brain
  • The Results Coaching™ approach ICF core competencies of coaching The TAPS Model™
  • Behaviour change and learning

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    Module 2: Brain-Based Communication

  • The brain’s two modes of processing
  • The brain’s organising principle
  • The SCARF® Model
  • Choose Your Focus™
  • Cultivate a growth mindset Listen for Potential™
  • Speak with Intent™
  • Clarity of Distance™

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    Module 3: Facilitate Insight

  • Neuroscience of insight
  • Four phases of Insight™
  • Questioning for insight

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    Module 4:The Dance of Insight™

  • Permission
  • Placement
  • Questioning
  • Clarifying

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    Module 5: Insight to Action

  • Steps of the CREATE Model™
  • The Dance of Insight™ with CREATE
  • How to set well-designed actions

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    Module 6: Emotional Regulation

  • Labelling
  • Reappraisal
  • Direct Experience

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    Module 7: Action to Habit

  • The Neuroscience of habits
  • Keys to building habits IF-THEN plans
  • The REVIEW Model™

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    Module 8: Elements of Insightful Conversations

  • Trust
  • Completion Acknowledgement
  • How to tap into Coaching Presence

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    Learning Outcomes

    • Neuroscience-based coaching techniques
    • Insight-driven conversations, goal-setting
    • Habit building, robust interactions
    • Understanding team dynamics, psychological safety
    • Coaching skill development, actionable tools
    • Provides 30 ICF CCE Units
    • Growth mindset, SCARF model application

     

    Brain-Based Conversation Skills
    £2,500
    + VAT where applies
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