A Community for Coxswains 

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Credits:

• CoxPod’s logo was designed by Eileen Anderson: https://www.instagram.com/eileen_ing

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Timestamps:

• 00:27 Intro

• 02:01 Being aware of how you express yourself

• 03:39 Tailor your communication to your audience  - use language and references that make sense to them 

• 05:25 How to know if your approach works

• 08:10 Giving factual/technical feedback

• 10:41 Situational awareness feedback

• 11:45 Mitigating distraction

• 13:16 Reactionary versus planned comments

• 15:54 Building your feedback skills over time - examples

• 17:41 Race plan - like a recipe

• 19:23 ‘Discipline’ - when and how - with examples

• 26:56 Regional differences in terminology

• 31:00 It’s not about you

• 32:41 Feedback to a whole boat versus one individual

• 34:35 Feedback during races

• 35:36 Framing the trajectory of coxing feedback skills

• 39:32 Importance of silence

• 40:06 Words are our tools - their power

• 41:34 Scullers and feedback considerations

• 42:47 The importance of feedback about the result of a change

• 44:15 Link feedback to goals/objectives

• 46:09 Crucial to support/mirror your coach - in language and in goal

• 51:17 More experiences build your skills and value - racing in a boat with rowers you’ve never met before

• 52:50 It’s not about you - part 2

• 54:59 SUMMARY: Words are our tools - know yourself, know the people you are talking to and how you come across

• 57:04 Shout-outs

• 58:20 Quick pick - a Christmas tree … a British accent … and more!

• 1:00:17 Closing