How to Ask Good Questions in Conversations

To master the art of conversation, we have to learn how to ask good questions in conversations (Part 2 of 4). Good questions spark dynamic conversations. Many people mistakenly believe that you have to dazzle people and be really interesting to have a great conversation. The opposite is often true. The secret is to keep the other person talking with good questions.

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1. Ask easy, direct questions. Ask questions that can be answered in even a single word to break the ice.

2. Ask follow up questions. Make sure they are open ended questions that start with words like "how" or "what." Use whatever answer the person gives to the easy question as potential fuel for your follow questions.

In just two simple steps, you can keep a conversation going and keep the other person talking about their favorite topics. Questions are a key element in how to make small talk with friends new and old.

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[rhondabaldwin]

I searched "how to ask good questions" YOU answered!

[xyzoub]

The problem arises when two people are trying to active-listen each other!

[nyalokriek]

1. Easy Question- Closed question (yes, no, number, usually a direct answer)
2. Open ended question- ( yes because who, what, how, when or no because who, what, how, when)
3. Keep following up with a mixture of open and closed ended questions depending on the tone.

Practice with a friend, family members, colleagues and people!

[HellaBella]

Love the advice of the WHAT or HOW questions. I never considered this, but it makes a lot of sense. I also get annoyed when people ask me WHY questions. It makes you feel like you have to explain yourself.

[roger_]

I’m currently studying the art of questioning. questioning is one of the most powerful sales tactics you could use to direct a conversation towards a sale!

[onee]

This was interesting.

In my motherland people typically start a conversation by asking "Where are you (originally) from?" Because a lot of people who live in the big cities where originally from somewhere else. Even if you say, "I'm originally from here" they usually want to know where your parents or grandparents where from.

[tbooks]

Holy cow.. The note you made on 'why' questions is so true/significant! I never realized what the subtle difference was, but I remember being in college and just hating the question, "So why [study] environmental science?" I'd get all weird and squirrelly every single time lol (which isn't like me). Framed with a what or how, I don't feel like I have to justify the field's importance as a whole (on top of my personal ambitions).

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[mary.artttt]

Thank you so much! That was a very practical and straightforward advice. You really is a great coach! Someone who really know what he is talking about!
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[anthonyrossmaund]

Thank you for taking time to teach us to communicate better. It means a lot to me that you do this stuff to help.

[m.c.martin]

This is incredibly helpful for me especially since I’m an introvert and all I am used to asking are Yes or No questions. And no one ever told me how to ask an open ended question fire

[ajaychowdarykandula]

That was an excellent video.
Conversation starters may be divided into conversations with an eye to eye focused physical conversations like at work or not present physically so as abstracting the body language part as the form of expressions or expressing can be a pivotal factor all the times that increases the effectiveness of asking question making the communications more efficient

[frilink]

Just finished reading "Never split the it says pretty much says the same thing about avoiding the "why" question

[rachaelliu]

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[jpanin]

Very helpful video, I'm trying to improve my communication skills right now because big part of my job. Being a excellenet communicator is my goal.
Do you have another video about, stress management and public speaking? I would love to be able to learn from it
Thanks AGAIN.

[amerejohnson]

Simple vid, but I learned a lot. Thank you

[ravisith]

Your video is very helpful to me and my students. Thank you so much. Please keep doing good work!

[sethdavenport]

I love these video's!  I am a one upper and I am terrible at communicating.  The worst thing is, I don't even know I am doing it most of the time.  I feel like I am communicating well but I am doing the exact opposite.

[jahirfernando]

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[SkylerTauntsrandomstuff]

I often have trouble with conversations, and I found this very helpful. thanks.
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[haroldriverofilms]

I always learned something new you! Thank you for bringing up this topic.