Ola Aiyegbayo
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Ola Aiyegbayo
“Follow-ups are a signal that you’re listening, that you want to know more,”
Charles Duhigg • Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
behold the beauty of the follow-up question.
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
Dig deeper by asking quick follow-up questions. Golden information comes the deeper into a conversation you go.
Pat Flynn • Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money
Great follow-up questions will reference the details that the other person shared,
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
People ask questions when they want to hear more from you, and stop asking questions when they want less.
Tynan • Superhuman Social Skills: A Guide to Being Likeable, Winning Friends, and Building Your Social Circle
FOLLOW-UP: Sometimes the best way to deepen a friendship is to ask follow-up questions.
Shasta Nelson • Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness
Questions, unlike statements, elicit an active response – they make people think.
Steven Bartlett • The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
Over time I’ve learned that your best next question is hidden in the subject’s answer to your last question. I’ve interviewed thousands of people as a journalist, podcaster, and investor, and in that time the best interviews are the ones that morph into conversations.
Jason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
The best negotiators and leaders are the ones who ask the right questions and therefore get the right information to help them make better deals.