最佳的录音具备如下一些特点：
A.完整——指的是录音并非人为的停止去满足时间的要求，而是能自然的结束。
B.不超过40分钟，但是ICF也不会拒绝接收时间稍长的录音。
C.能够巧妙的建立教练合约，而不是采用“满足清单”的形式(意思是如果按照目前的PCC标识来看的话，不能机械的为了达到“建立教练合约”里的标识而去做)
D.教练大多数关注客户是“谁”，多于关注客户的“什么”事情。
E.教练环节中有空间感——留出安静和沉默的空间来，允许客户更加深入的思考，而不是在客户说完话后立即切入，只因为教练现在有机会回应了.
F.建立很高程度的伙伴关系——指的是教练让客户尽可能在很多方面驾驭教练环节。
G.有极少或者没有堆叠的问题——指的是问出两个或者三个堆在一起的问题，没有留出空间让客户回答。
H.注意和留心客户的能量，包括他们的情绪；如果客户表现出情绪的话，不要弃之不顾或者故意避开。
I.不把教练的信念强加在客户身上。
J.避免把一个模型、工具或者技术“强加”于教练环节的场景中
it's usually best if the recording is:
A. complete - meaning it doesn't artificially stop to meet a time but reaches anatural conclusion
B. is no more that about 40 minutes but they won't reject one slightly longer
C. has the coaching agreement artfully done, not just a 'check the box"approach
D. has a high amount of coaching the 'who' more than the 'what'
E. has spaciousness - silence for the client to allow them to think deeper vs.jumping in right after the client says something because the coach now hassomething to respond to
F. has a high degree of partnership - meaning the coach hasthe client lead the session in as many ways as possible
G. has few or no 'stacked' questions - meaning asks two or three on top of eachother with no space for the client to speak
H. notices and pays attention to clients energy, and includes their emotions ifthey are expressed, doesn't dismiss or avoid them
I. is absent from imposing the coach's belief system on the client
J. refrains from 'forcing' a model, tool or technique into the situation.