Better Questions than “Any Questions?”
grouphug.substack.com
Saved by Sam Liebeskind and
Better Questions than “Any Questions?”
Instead of vaguely asking if anyone has “any questions?”, be more specific and encourage them to ask questions which are relevant to exactly what you just talked about (and include a helpful reminder about what those things are)
Devin Hunt • The Workshop Survival Guide: How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time
Instead of asking: "Do you have any questions?", ask "What questions do you have?"
The first almost always results in silence, while the second helps people feel comfortable asking questions.
Don't be brilliant. Be curious. Questions beget questions. Ideas beget ideas.
From Jay Acunzo’s newsletter ‘Better ideas in less time’
Stay curious. Improve the quality of questions before getting to work on answers. Use more questions to see beyond the obvious answers. Improve group dynamics by ensuring there is enough attention given to asking the right questions. Be interested.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
Notice that some of these questions are abstract, while others are concrete. Some express deep longings, while others are more like spontaneous interests. Many are questions about how to live a better life, while a few are focused on how to succeed professionally. The key to this exercise is to make them open-ended questions that don’t necessarily
... See moreTiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
• What's relevant?
• What questions should we be asking?
• What's the most important thing?
• What would make you a little more uncomfortable?
• What would be your first move as CEO?
• What is the world telling you?
• How could you put yourself out of business?
• What should we start, stop, and continue?
• How much time have you thought about your team tod... See more
• What questions should we be asking?
• What's the most important thing?
• What would make you a little more uncomfortable?
• What would be your first move as CEO?
• What is the world telling you?
• How could you put yourself out of business?
• What should we start, stop, and continue?
• How much time have you thought about your team tod... See more
The Workshop Survival Guide: How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time
Devin Hunt • 1 highlight
amazon.com