Linda Peel – Coaching in someone’s home language

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New levels of coaching

and engagement discovered

when working in

Xhosa

Cell phones off

Ask questions as we proceed

One person talks at a time

CONFESSION

AGENDA

Coaching in Xhosa – beneficial to client and coach

“Coaching rules” change

Xhosa for helping professionals

Coaching in Xhosa

– beneficial to client

Appreciation: ukubulela

Responses from 3 clients on their experience of being coached in Xhosa……

Coaching in Xhosa

– beneficial to coach

Attention: mamela kakhuluEase: uku nga ncame

It doesn’t matter if you know what someone is going to say. What matters is what happens for them because they say it.

N Kline: Time to Think (1999)

Positive unconditional regard

Information: ulwazi

Words that do not exist in Xhosa

Sexy

Convertible motor car

Sex

Borrowed words

• Ipinabatha

• Ijem

• Amapolisa

• Iphepha

• Ividiyo

• Ikmopyutha

Bhuti; Sissie; Mama; Tata

Encouragement: uku khutaza

Equality: siyalingana

Ndumiso Madubela

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