Brain-Based Conversation Skills

Begins 2nd March 2027

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 2nd March 2027

Schedule overview

Dates: 23rd - 25th March
Duration: 4 weeks (8 sessions)
Days of Week: Tuesdays & Thursdays

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM GMT | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM CET | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM GST 

 

11:00am – 2:00pm
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Tuesday, 2nd of March

Module 1: Introduction to Coaching
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11:00am – 2:00pm
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Thursday, 4th of March

Module 2: Brain-Based Communication
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11:00am – 2:00pm
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Tuesday, 9th of March

Module 3: Facilitate Insight
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11:00am – 2:00pm
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Thursday, 11th of March

Module 4: The Dance of Insight™
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11:00am – 2:00pm
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Tuesday, 16th of March

Module 5: Insight™ to Action
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11:00am – 2:00pm
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Thursday, 18th of March

Module 6: Emotional Regulation
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11:00am – 2:00pm
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Tuesday, 23rd of March

Module 7: Action to Habit
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11:00am – 2:00pm
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Thursday, 25th of March

Module 4: The Dance of Insight™
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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 overview:

    • 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

     

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