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Pre-order your signed copy of Coaching Made Real

A practical guide for anyone curious about coaching, learning coaching skills, or simply wanting better conversations.

Coaching Made Real helps you add powerful coaching skills to the conversations you are already having – at work, at home, and everywhere people come to you with something that matters.

First edition

Printed and bound to keep.

Personally signed

By Natascha Speets.

Ships July 2026

Delivered to your door.

Worldwide shipping

From the France.

The Book

A handbook with a very practical purpose.

Most coaching books are thoughtful, detailed, and sometimes a little too much. This one is different.

“Coaching Made Real is designed to be read in a simple rhythm — read, try, notice, return.”

It is not about memorising models or becoming a perfect coach overnight. It is about learning to listen better, ask better questions, stay present for longer, and help people think more clearly in real conversations.

The Reading Rhythm
01
Read one short chapter

Designed to take fifteen minutes or less.

02
Try one small thing

A single skill you can use in the next conversation.

03
Notice what happens

Pay attention to the difference it makes — for them, and for you.

04
Come back for the next step

Build the practice one conversation at a time.

For Whom

This book is for you if…

It’s written for the people who already have these conversations — and want to have them better.

You want to listen more deeply without immediately giving advice.
You are a manager, leader, agile coach, consultant, trainer, parent, partner, or friend who wants better conversations.
You are curious about coaching and want a practical place to start.
You are learning coaching skills and want something clear, human, and usable.
You want to support others without taking over their thinking.
What You'll Learn

Eight practical skills you can use tomorrow.

Inside the book, you’ll practice how to:

01
Stay present

when someone brings you something important.

02
Use curiosity

without turning the conversation into an interrogation.

03
Ask powerful questions

that open thinking instead of closing it down.

04
Work with silence

without rushing to fill it.

05
Shape a coaching conversation

from beginning to end.

06
Move from insight to action

with clarity and ownership.

07
Coach the person, not just the problem

they bring.

08
Use feedforward

to keep growing in your own coaching practice.

Book Structure

Three parts. One practical journey.

01
Part 1

The Doing

The foundations of coaching in everyday conversations: presence, curiosity, listening, silence, and powerful questions.

02
Part 2

The Structure

A clear route for shaping a coaching conversation — from alignment to exploration and action.

03
Part 3

Taking It Forward

Deeper growth, reflective practice, feedforward, and learning to coach the whole person.

The book also includes practical question banks and simple frameworks you can use before, during, or after real conversations.

Signed copy

Pre-order a personally signed copy.

For this pre-order, you’ll receive a physical copy of Coaching Made Real signed by Natascha Speets. A personal way to own the first edition — and a beautiful gift for anyone learning coaching, leadership, facilitation, or the art of better conversations.

Format
Printed book · paperback
Language
English
Author
Natascha Speets, PCC
Delivery
Tracked, August 2026 [6 weeks]
Shipping
Europe included · ONLY
Pre-order closes
July 15, 2026
Signed first edition
€35.00
[signed paperback]
Quantity
1
Subtotal €35.00
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Natascha Speets
Founder · The Coaching Company · The Agile Company
About the author

Meet Natascha Speets.

Natascha is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. She has coached managers, leaders, agile teams, career changers, CEOs, and executive teams across tech, finance, pharma, food, automotive, consulting, and organisational transformation.

4,500+
Coaching hours logged
3,000+
People trained in coaching skills
PCC
ICF Professional Certified Coach

She is the founder of The Coaching Company, created to make coaching skills accessible beyond the executive suite, and The Agile Company, where she helps teams and leaders work better together.

Coaching Made Real is her first book. It is small on purpose.
FAQ

Pre-order questions, answered.

Everything you need to know before reserving your signed copy.

Pre-ordered signed copies will be shipped from July 2026. You will receive a confirmation email as soon as your order is placed, and a tracking number the moment your copy is dispatched.

Yes. Coaching Made Real is written in English. Other language editions may follow in the future, but the first edition is English only.

No. It is for anyone who wants to bring coaching skills into real conversations: leaders, managers, parents, consultants, trainers, agile coaches, HR professionals, and curious learners.

Yes. Every copy purchased through this pre-order page will be personally signed by Natascha Speets before it ships.

Yes. We ship worldwide from the Netherlands. Shipping costs start from €4.90 and vary by destination. Tracking is included on every order.

Yes. You can order multiple copies, subject to availability. If you would like to order more than 10 copies (for a team or workshop), get in touch and we will arrange a quote.

Final word

Start with the next
conversation

Better coaching does not begin in theory. It begins in the next conversation you choose to have differently.

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