I am constantly talking to
people about asking questions and coming up with solutions for clients problems yet when I started putting together this presentation I went in as the know it all rather than focusing on the audience.
Not exact matches
Automotive engineers say «they're
asking questions about automotive safety — how foolish of these
people — go and get a degree!»»
Especially with matters of business, I'm never afraid that
people won't want to talk back to me
about what they're up to, or that I might offend them by
asking such
questions.
So, instead of worrying
about it, concentrate on what you want to communicate, such as
asking good
questions, not engaging in time - wasting small talk, and looking
people in the eyes.
Again,
people don't like to think
about insurance, so we try not to
ask questions you don't need to be
asked.
Ask people questions about themselves.
We were
asking urgent
questions about whether women,
people of color, religious minorities, immigrants, would ever be treated with dignity and respect.
For instance, each Friday does the
person consistently
ask questions about inbound referrals, web traffic or other accomplishments for the week?
Ask people honest
questions in public,
about their workloads, responsibilities, and the office environment in general.
By encouraging
people to talk
about themselves, by
asking questions that show you respect their thoughts, their opinions, their perspectives, and their feelings... you implicitly show that you respect them.
As an employer, you are not permitted to
ask questions about a
person's age, race, creed, sexual orientation or marital status.
INSIDER
asked two gynecologists to weigh in on a
question that many
people are
asking: should women using IUDs be worried
about depression?
«I think
people are starting to
ask the
question about traditional retirement,» Russell says.
Ask questions about a
person or a business.
Even if a
person is simply talking
about your brand and not necessarily
asking a
question or expecting a reply, it's important for companies to listen and chime in as much as they can.
For example, ChaCha provides answers via text, Aardvark helps
people get answers by reaching out to their extended social networks, and Hunch helps
people make decisions by
asking them
questions about their personal preferences.
This ensures that
people don't fall into complacency and are constantly thinking and talking
about only the most relevant issues and
asking the smartest
questions.
To put things in context, Bell followed that quote up by expressing his disappointment when communities of faith discourage
people from
asking questions about religious texts or beliefs.
But regardless of your race or that of the
person you're speaking with, don't be afraid or too proud to look foolish to
ask questions about things you don't know — especially when someone says something that needs further discussion.
Now the most frequent
question people ask is: How do I know what I'm passionate
about?
«If the
person has given you something in their profile to reference, either that message bait picture, or something interesting written, just
ask a
question about it,» she said.
And rather than talking
about your business,
ask people questions about the problems their businesses face.
And by
asking more
questions, you can actually learn
about a
person and discover ways you can add value.
When you have a book
people don't bother
asking pesky
questions, they don't test you; it's assumed you know what you're talking
about.
When
asked about the culture at Rent the Runway, board member Friend says, «You're not the first
person to voice that
question.
He brought up one
question that stood out to him
about what the government planned to do next, only to be
asked by more than one
person to answer it directly, once and for all.
Ask questions about the other
person and actually listen to the reply.
Ask questions about the style of the
person's communication, if they are more of an attention to detail or visionary worker, or other
questions that don't require the
person providing the reference to throw anyone under the bus, but will still key you in to their style.
«They understand it intellectually, so they pay attention and
ask questions about not just what
people think but how they feel.»
The beauty of using Quora to find popular
questions people are
asking about your topic is you can also use the blog post you right to answer that
question to paste an answer into Quora itself with a link back to your website.
Effective communication isn't just
about talking; leaders who master the art of listening authentically will have uncanny, X-Men-like ability to listen intuitively to the other
person's story,
asking questions, and searching conversations for depth, meaning and understanding with their needs in mind.
I realized that I was far more than a business coach when
people asked me more and more
questions about channeling their inner artist, creating meaningful content and even how to navigate personal relationships that were impacting their business.
«We walk into a store and
people know our name,
ask us personal
questions, and tell us how great we look in a particular pair of shoes...» This got them to consider how we can transfer this experience to the digital landscape, something we know they've been thinking
about.
For example, when someone
asks you a
question about a specific
person, this is the part of the brain that lights up.
In 1955, Scientific American
asked the
question, somewhat sneeringly,
about why so many
people were «violently against» the process of fluoridating municipal water — a process that, according to the mandarins of science, was clearly shown to prevent tooth decay and do no harm.
Seeing Uber on a résumé does not stop him from interviewing a candidate, he said, but it does prompt him to
ask «pointed
questions»
about how the
person would handle workplace issues.
«And a network is really handy in engineering, because it's the
people who work across the company who you can
ask questions if you have a concern
about a particular area,» Fedorov said.
ask questions that get specifics
about the other
person's thoughts.
SurveyMonkey says
about 3 million
people use its platform daily to
ask questions and collect data.
People who only
ask questions and share little
about themselves are usually quiet, humble «givers.»
So they
ask open - ended
questions that give other
people the freedom to be thoughtful and introspective: They
ask what you do, how you do it, what you like
about it, what you learned from it, and what they should do if they find themselves in a similar situation.
Since many Americans go out with
people they don't know very well, it's common to
ask plenty of
questions —
about one's background, education, ambitions, etc. — to get to know each other.
Even more common are specially hosted Q&A and
Ask Me Anything sessions, which are great for brands because
people can then post
questions about the product and get an immediate answer from their favorite content creator.
On average, each
question will take
about 5 - 7 minutes to answer, so if you told the
person the call will take 30 minutes, then plan to
ask about 6
questions.
People always
ask me the same
question about AdWords: «What's a «good» cost per click?»
If I had to list the most common
questions people ask me
about finances, credit inquiries would be at the top.
Most sales
people are tempted to tell their buyers what to believe instead of
asking questions that allow the buyers to come up with their own beliefs
about the product.
Whenever I speak to
people about SEO, the number one
question that I get
asked is, «What's the most important -LSB-...]
A connector thinks
about - what
questions / context do I need to
ask that this
person is not giving me, so that I can figure out how to play a role to help them in succeeding in life or business - where I can be helpful?
Forums are places where
people hang out,
ask questions, and talk
about things they are passionate
about.