Better Questions than “Any Questions?”

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.

Instead of doing one long Q&A at the end of your workshop, do a shorter Q&A after each Learning Outcome 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)

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 have a single answer. To find questions that invoke a state of wonder and curiosity about the amazing world we live in.

Boundaries: Are there any topics we should avoid during the talk? What is the room like? Will I be able to see the audience? How many people will be in the room? What time of day am I speaking? Is it okay to ask questions of the audience or ask them to interact with each other in a workshop-like activity? How does your audience feel about the use o