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What does a Coaching briefing pack consist of?

When I first meet and brief a potential or committed new coachee I go through a pack of basic information explaining the coaching process, roles and approach that I plan to use.
I do this in order to be as clear as possible to the new coachee about what they are likely to experience so that they start the process with the maximum knowledge available and so that they can decide whether or not to proceed.
This briefing pack includes the following:-
- a definition of the peformance objectives and context of the coaching process.
- a description of the C.O.A.C.H. model that I will be using.
- an explanation of the respective roles that I expect us both to take and of any other parties involved e g their line manager or company sponsor
- a description of the confidentiality, feedback and notetaking approach that I take
- an explanation of what I am doing,of the questioning, observation and listening approach that I am taking and why
- a discussion about the coachees objectives for this coaching work and an indication of the potential breadth and depth of the agenda for each session and about how much should come from them
- an indication of the whole work/life balance nature of the possible coaching discussions giving the coachee permission to talk about non-work issues if they want to
- an explanation of the responsibilities for both of us in this coaching process and the need for commitment on their part
- the emphasis being on THINKING and ACTING differently in order to achieve a different end result
- a description of the mechanics in operation concerning when, where and for how long the coaching sessions are likely to take.

Having got these fundamentals across to the new coachee and left them with a copy of this briefing document we are then in a position to start the first coaching session proper.