title: Coaching Questions: A Coach's Guide to Powerful Asking Skills
author:  Tony Stoltzfus 
description: As Director of Training at a coaching school, new coaches were always asking me, "Do you have any of those questions you use written down somewhere?" This book is my response--an attempt to briefly present a broad range of coaching tools and illustrate each with example questions. For coaches who are in training or just starting, scanning a few key pages before your appointments will get you coaching better, faster. For experienced coaches, there are so many techniques and illustrations here that I'm sure you'll find plenty that's new.
zlib_text: Contents
  You	Need	a	Coaching	Habit
  How	to	Build	a	Habit
  Question	Masterclass	Part	1:
  Ask	One	Question	at	a	Time
  1 	The	Kickstart	Question
  Question	Masterclass	Part	2:
  Cut	the	Intro	and	Ask	the	Question
  2 	The	AWE	Question
  Question	Masterclass	Part	3:
  Should	You	Ask	Rhetorical	Questions?
  3 	The	Focus	Question
  Question	Masterclass	Part	4:
  Stick	to	Questions	Starting	with	“What”
  An	Irresistible	1-2-3	Combination
  4 	The	Foundation	Question
  Question	Masterclass	Part	5:
  
  Get	Comfortable	with	Silence
  5 	The	Lazy	Question
  Question	Masterclass	Part	6:
  Actually	Listen	to	the	Answer
  6 	The	Strategic	Question
  Question	Masterclass	Part	7:
  Acknowledge	the	Answers	You	Get
  7 	The	Learning	Question
  Question	Masterclass	Part	8:
  Use	Every	Channel	to	Ask	a	Question
  Conclusion
  A	Treasure	Trove	of	Additional	Awesomeness
  Acknowledgments
  
  At	Box	of	Crayons	we	give	busy
  managers	practical	tools	so
  they	can	coach	in	10	minutes	or
  less.
  Coaching	is	a	foundational	skill	for	every	manager	and	leader.
  When	 people	