PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · £249 + VAT · 3 MONTHS' ACCESS

    From appointment to partner.

    You already advise business owners. Learn the in-room coaching skills that get you asked what you think, not just booked to do the job.

    25 lessons · 9 AI coaching simulations · self-paced, 100% online

    Emma Fishlock, founder of Real World Consultancy, smiling

    THE GAP

    Most advisers get booked for a task. Partners get asked what they think.

    You do good work. Then the owner takes the big decisions to someone else, or you end up giving your best thinking away in the last five minutes of a call. The difference isn't more expertise. It's how you listen, question and challenge when you're in the room.

    The appointment

    Delivers the brief, answers the question asked, leaves.

    The adviser

    Gives good advice. The owner nods, then carries on as before.

    The partner

    Helps the owner think it through, names what's really going on, and gets a decision.

    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

    Six skills that change the conversation.

    Listen for what isn't said.

    Hear the pattern, the hesitation and the thing they keep circling.

    Ask the question that cuts through.

    Precision questions that move a client from a vague worry to the real issue.

    Replay it so they hear themselves.

    Play back their own words so they confirm what's true before anyone plans anything.

    Reframe a stuck problem.

    Help an owner see further than the fire they're fighting today.

    Challenge without breaking trust.

    Spot resistance and limiting beliefs, and push back as a supportive challenger.

    Turn a brain-dump into a decision.

    Sort the noise, find the root cause with the Five Whys and land on one clear next step.

    You'll also learn where coaching stops: how to spot when someone needs more than you can offer, and how to refer them on safely.

    25

    lessons

    9

    AI coaching simulations

    3

    months' access

    1

    certificate when you finish

    Real lessons from the Strategic Coaching Diploma.

    This isn't a cut-down taster. You take the same lessons and simulations Diploma learners take, on the skills you use in the room.

    The Vision to Value Methodology®, coaching models, the Junction Decision Maker, professional practice. Already done the free Certificate? This is ticked off for you.

    Active Listening · Precision Inquiry · Skilful Replaying · Reframing Techniques · Helping a Client See Further

    Resistance and Limiting Beliefs · The Supportive Challenger Stance · Building Developed Thinking · Building Leadership Muscle

    Dynamic Brain-Dump · The Five Whys

    Crisis Management & Emotional Regulation

    Practise before it's real.

    In 9 of the lessons you coach an AI client who answers what you actually asked. Listen well and they open up. Lead them and they close down. You get marked feedback every time.

    WHO IT'S FOR

    For people business owners already trust.

    Consultants and fractional leaders
    Accountants and finance professionals
    HR and people professionals
    Marketers and agency owners
    PAs, EAs and VAs
    Coaches who want sharper in-room skills
    Done the free Foundations Certificate? Module 1 is already complete, so you start at Module 2 and pick up where you left off.

    What learners say about the lessons and simulations.

    "The AI simulations were extremely helpful and far more realistic than I had anticipated."
    Belinda, Certificate learner
    "The simulations provide a safe space to put what you've learned into practice."
    Iain, Strategic Coach & Vision to Value Practitioner
    "I am really enjoying how the course is taught and being able to immediately practice new skills in the simulator."
    Della, Diploma learner

    YOUR PLACE

    £249 + VAT, paid once

    • 25 lessons and 9 AI coaching simulations
    • 3 months' access, self-paced
    • Professional Certificate: From Appointment to Partner when you finish
    • Every lesson you complete carries over if you go on to the Diploma

    Your £249 counts towards the Diploma if you upgrade within 60 days.

    A step on the path, not the end of it.

    1. 1. Free Foundations Certificate

      Free

    2. 2. Professional Certificate

      £249 + VAT

    3. 3. Strategic Coaching Diploma

      £3,999 + VAT

    4. 4. Practitioner Licence

      first year included with the Diploma

    What this is, and what it isn't

    It is: a short course in the in-room skills of the Vision to Value Methodology®, using real Diploma lessons, with a certificate of completion.

    It isn't: a coaching qualification, a licence to deliver the Vision to Value Methodology® with clients, the Strategic Coach or Practitioner title, or a listing on the Practitioner Register. Those come with the Diploma.

    See the Diploma →

    Questions

    No. Module 1 is included. If you've already done it, those lessons are ticked off and you start at Module 2.

    It's self-paced, with 25 lessons and 9 simulations. You have 3 months' access from the day you start.

    No. It's a short course in coaching skills, with a certificate of completion. The qualification is the Strategic Coaching Diploma.

    No. The Strategic Coach and Vision to Value Practitioner titles come with the Diploma and Practitioner Licence.

    Upgrade within 60 days and your £249 comes off the Diploma price. Every lesson you've completed carries over.

    Your access to the lessons ends. You keep your progress and your certificate, and you can still upgrade to the Diploma.

    Yes. Book a call with Emma and we'll set it up.

    Be the one they call before the big decision.

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    £249 + VAT · 3 months' access · counts towards the Diploma for 60 days

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    About Real World Consultancy

    Real World Consultancy is the accrediting body for the Vision to Value Methodology®. We do not offer in-house coaching; instead, we qualify and license a network of Vision to Value Practitioners. Our mission is to equip practitioners with the Ambitious Growth Model™ and the technical tools required to bridge the gap between a leader's personal ambition and high-impact business success.

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    CPD Provider 51104

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