“What do you want to talk about?” “What’s on your mind?” These are great questions when you begin a coaching session.
Of course, if you are a sports coach, focused on performance it’s less about finding the subject and more about working your way through one: “I’ve built this session, I think we can do better.”
Both are based on horizontal relationships, side to side not one above the other – the only difference is the subject.
Sports coaches find the subject that your players can tune into, and you will find your performance.