Asking questions comes naturally to us. We are driven by a curiosity that causes us to ask questions from a very early age. Let's look at exactly how we ask them, remind ourselves about the mechanics of questioning and use that knowledge to get even better at asking penetrating questions.
Six Honest Serving Men Rudyard Kipling was well ahead of the game. There is much we can learn from employing our own six honest serving men and you will find that they do not charge any extra for overtime they might put in.
Open Questions How are they composed? Where and when do you use them?
Closed Questions Their make-up and best use.
No Holes Barred Let your imagination run free in using all devices available to you to ask the most powerful questions that hit home with your audience.
Can You do Better? Practice makes Perfect & there is no shortage of help at hand.
Is the Scene Set for the Killer Question? What can you do to create the right conditions for the questions you ask? It is also the way you tell'em!
Ask Yourself First What are you really after? Can visualistion help?
Make it part of your Question Culture to be regularly seeking ways of asking better questions.