Demonstrations

A demonstration is a presentation that illustrates a task, procedure or use of equipment, showing the coachee how to do it. It should always be followed by supervised practice. Demonstrations can be used to fulfil any objective to do with specific procedure, skill or behaviour.

In coaching, demonstrations should not be used to teach new skills or knowledge, but to illustrate either what the coachee did or how he or she could use existing knowledge and skills in a different way.

Preparing a demonstration

Break the task or activity down into stages “ ˜bitesize chunks “ each stage being complete in itself.
Plan to keep the demonstration short and simple, with as few key points as possible. Practise using slow movements to illustrate the points.
Ensure that the steps demonstrated flow in a logical order “ and that they will seem logical to the coachee.
Check the objectives that your demonstration is designed to accomplish. Do the objectives relate simply to the ˜how to of the task or do they relate to the ˜why and ˜when .