

Basic Practical 2
Full Demo Exchange
PC = Person Helping
PBC = Person Being Helped
PC: “Okay, here we go. We’re going to do a real simple, maybe three-stage example for the people who are watching and listening to this. Are you set to go? And then…
PBC: Thought for 4s
Yes. Ready.
PC: Anything important today?
PBC:Thought for a couple of seconds
Maybe.
Something about keeping this simple enough to notice.
PC: Simple?
PBC: Simple enough that the next move can be seen before it is explained.
PC: If there was one thing that you could do in that process, what would it be?
PBC: Name the move before adding more.
That would keep the example small enough for people to see what happened.
PC: Can you name the move?
PBC: Yes.
The move was PROBE.
You said “Simple?” using the word I had already tabled. That stayed inside the context and invited me to say more without adding interpretation.
PC: Next.
PBC: Thought for a couple of seconds
Ready for the next small example.
Keep it simple.
PC: Thanks for the close.
PBC: Thought for a couple of seconds
You’re welcome.
That was a clean basic example:
“Anything important today?” opened with IMULL.
“Simple?” stayed with the exact word already tabled.
That made it a PROBE, not interpretation.
The useful basic teaching point is:
Use the person’s own word first. Let the move stay small enough to see.

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