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title: "Beyond Coaching Questions: The Conversations That Coaches Dread"
description: Are you confused about having certain coaching conversations? Then read how others have solved similar problems.
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# [Beyond Coaching Questions: The Conversations That Coaches Dread](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/78865/Beyond-Coaching-Questions-The-Conversations-That-Coaches-Dread)

 Written by [Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) | Dec 8, 2011 9:40:00 PM

### **My colleague and friend, [Deborah Brown-Volkman](http://surpassyourdreams.com/), and I are planning a coaching communications project that moves beyond, ‘[Which coaching questions should I ask?](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/54576/101-Incredible-Coaching-Questions)’ and covers the trickiest and stickiest conversations that professional coaches must have, but often dread.**

 

 

**You know the coaching conversations that give you sweaty palms:**

- How do you handle the client who doesn’t pay you on time?
- How do you tell your client that you really can’t give them an extra 20-30 minutes every week?
- How do you tell your client that s/he needs therapy instead of coaching?
- What do you say to the client who ‘can’t afford’ you?
- How do you raise your fees without losing your clients?
- \[insert your dreaded client conversation question here\]

### My students and mentees ask me these questions everyday, but Deborah and I are creating a new resource to give you answers and ideas that are right at your fingertips.

**The truth is, as a coach, you need advanced communication skills.** And if you don’t have them, your peace of mind will suffer and so will your coaching.

*“Success in life is directly proportional to the number of awkward conversations you’re willing to have.” - Anonymous*

**Do you worry about how to handle touchy conversations with your coaching clients?** Then please share which conversations keep you up at night in our comments section, below.

**Tell us some of the hardest or most difficult conversations you've had or don't want to have.** Your questions about communication best practices for coaches will help shape this project greatly - and will help us to better help you.

**Please share your questions below.** We’ll be happy to offer answers or methods for finding your own best answers, so you never have to dread having another uncomfortable conversation again. And if you have a great story about how you handled a tough conversation, we’d love to hear it - and you might just help a fellow coach get a good night’s sleep tonight!

\[UPDATE: Deborah and I are hosting 4 low-cost live, interactive tele-webinars on how to have the toughest coaching conversations of your career. Click below for more info...\]

### Ask your questions about dreaded coaching conversations, below...

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