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title: Coaching as an L&D Professional
description: "In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Rozina Checkland, an L&D professional and a student on the current coach training course.

We’re talking about why she decided to join the professional coach diploma course as well as how it’s helped her, what she’s learned so far as well as the practices she's developed for before and after her coaching sessions."
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# [Coaching as an L&D Professional](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast-1/coaching-as-an-ld-professional)

 Written by [Ruth Kudzi, MCC](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast-1/author/ruth-kudzi-mcc) | Apr 7, 2021 9:09:00 AM

<https://open.spotify.com/episode/28jG3pKL6VeBFVjKQKB9dY?si=fdb1156ccf19426a><https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-056-coaching-as-an-l-d-professional/id1515243564?i=1000516081627>

In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Rozina Checkland, an L&D professional and a student on the current coach training course.

We’re talking about why she decided to join the professional coach diploma course as well as how it’s helped her, what she’s learned so far as well as the practices she's developed for before and after her coaching sessions.

**Here are the highlights from the episode:**

{2:11} How Rozina wanted to get a deeper understanding of coaching after the qualification she did 10 years ago

{5:04} Putting time aside after coaching sessions to reflect on each coaching session

{6:53} Getting prepared for a coaching session

{8:07} What's next for Rozina after the coaching diploma

{10:29} Rozina's advice for people thinking about doing more training, development, and learning

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