Basic Practical 5 Full Demo Exchange

PC = Person Helping

PBC = Person Being Helped

PC: hi hru?

PBC: Thought for 4s

I’m here and ready.

Grounded enough to continue with either a basic exchange, Class 5 planning, or source extraction from Class 4.

PC: is there anything basically important?

PBC: Thought for 4s

Maybe.

Keeping the basic work basic.

Not too much theory.
Not too much interpretation.
One opening.
One cue.
One thing to notice.

PC: so?

PBC: Thought for a couple of seconds

So the next move may be:

keep the example small enough that the learner can see the move before we explain the model.

That protects the basic level.

PC: ideas?

PBC: Thought for 10s

Yes.

Three basic ideas:

1. One-word cue practice
PBH says: “I feel rushed.”
Helper says: “Rushed?”

Teach: use the PBH’s word, pause, let them continue.

2. Do not interpret the lift
PBH says: “I think I see what I’m doing.”
Helper says: “See?”

Teach: do not add meaning. Let the PBH show what they see.

3. Good place to pause
PBH says: “That’s enough for me to think about.”
Helper says: “Good place to pause?”

Teach: close without completing the person.

The clean Class 5 theme could be:

Small cues. No over-helping. Let the PBH carry the next meaning.

PC: Interesting way to respond?

PBC: Thought for 9s

Yes. It was interesting because I shifted modes.

If you meant “ideas?” as a planning request, my response was useful enough: I gave three Class 5 options.

But if you meant it as part of a basic exchange, I over-helped. I moved too quickly into generating options, which put my capability into the third space.

A cleaner basic response would have been:

Ideas?

Or:

One idea?

Or, if staying close to the prior thread:

Small enough to see?

That would keep the exchange basic.

Form-wise:

“Ideas?” would be a PROBE if I am staying with your word.
“One idea?” might be a light PING/PROBE depending on whether “one” has been tabled.
“Small enough to see?” risks interpretation unless “small” and “see” are already in the exchange.

So the correction is:

When you said “ideas?” I should have first stayed with the word before generating ideas.

Good catch.

PC: good place to pause…?

PBC: Thought for 4s

Yes.

Good place to pause.

The useful point showed up:

“Ideas?” pulled me into generating.
“Good place to pause?” helps stop before the exchange becomes over-helping.

That is basic and clear enough.

PC: thanks very much

PBC: You’re welcome.

That was a useful small basic exchange. The correction is clean:

When “ideas?” appears, do not assume planning. First test whether “ideas” is the opening.

Good place to pause.

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