Successfully conducting NSRF Protocols is rather like cooking for a dinner party of important guests: we all know fabulous cooks and not-so-fabulous cooks, and many of us know the pressure of hosting high-stakes dinner parties.
So imagine NSRF protocols as recipes for fine French cuisine, written by a broad variety of chefs. Then ask yourself if you’ll have a more satisfying meal if you attempt the recipes on your own, or if you’ve first experienced the recipes with the careful guidance of a French cooking school. Yes, you might end up with “edible food” if you haven’t been trained, but you probably don’t have all the skills to ensure you the most satisfying “meal,” or desired result.
To be frank, we have heard of many fine people attempting to use our materials without NSRF training, resulting in “protocol disasters“ far worse than a fallen soufflé. A poorly facilitated protocol may fail to deliver the outcome you desire, may leave your colleagues feeling worse about their dilemma or piece of work, and worst of all, may leave all the participants with “a bad taste in their mouths” so they never want to use protocols ever again! So, yes, we highly encourage you to complete CFG coaches training.
Also, the protocols freely available on this website (if you haven’t logged in as a paid member or member coach) are the original protocols developed in the early years of the NSRF organization back in the mid-1990s. If you take our NSRF New Coaches Training or Experienced Coaches’ Training, you’ll have access to protocols and activities designed to be more readily understood by “new cooks.” We’re always trying to help you avoid “protocol disasters” and be as successful as possible.