Clean Interviewing Lite

Description

Are you familiar with Clean Language Interviewing, Symbolic Modelling, or Systemic Modelling? Would you like a quick start or refresher on Clean Interviewing basics?

If so, we invite you to join us for Clean Interviewing Lite – a short, focused course designed to help you brush up on core skills in preparation for more advanced work.

To join this course (the 'lite' version), you'll need to be familiar with the Clean Language Questions. If you're not sure whether it's the right level for you, just get in touch—we're happy to help you figure it out.

Clean Interviewing Basics

Learn the basics of this versatile skill that can be used with individuals and groups in any interview context where you want to obtain high-quality information while avoiding bias. The tools can be used practically in the fields of recruiting, marketing, sales and research, among others.

In a regular interview, it is very easy - and natural - to bias the data collection without even meaning to. We paraphrase the interviewee's words; we think we know what they mean (and so fail to ask further questions) and we ask questions which are full of our own assumptions. A clean interviewer seeks to reduce the possibility of bias creeping in by asking questions of the interviewee's actual words, exploring what's behind those words and asking questions which are as free from assumption as possible - all while keeping the purpose of the interview in mind.

During this training, you will learn:

• The purpose of interviewing cleanly and its costs and benefits.
• How to use the ‘Cleanness Rating’ to distinguish between classically clean, contextually clean, mildly leading and strongly leading questions.
• How to frame a Clean Interview and keep it on track.
• The purpose of repeating back and how often to do this.
• How to summarise what’s been said and redirect attention.
• Tips and troubleshooting.

If you are interested in becoming a certified Clean Language Interviewer then you can contact [email protected]. An assessment costs £150 plus VAT or £75 plus VAT for community price.

Your trainer(s)

Caitlin Walker PhD

Director

Caitlin is the developer of Systemic Modelling and author of From Contempt to Curiosity. She is equally at home sharing her ideas with large audiences, facilitating change in small groups and doing deep one-to-one therapy.

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