COMMUNICATION SKILLS - ROLE OF QUESTIONING

COMMUNICATION SKILLS - ROLE OF QUESTIONING

Every day of our lives, we use questions. Much of our day
to day conversation involves either asking or answering
questions. Often however, we do not use skills of
questioning to our full advantage.

Some very adept communicators demonstrate a high level
of skill in gathering information from others. Such
individuals are able to maximize the effectiveness of
workplace communication through the use of skilled
questioning techniques.
They are aware that the same question can be asked in many different ways and each of
these ways can achieve a different response. It is possible
to improve on your questioning skills by becoming aware of
the different types of questions that can be asked so that
you can use a variety of questioning styles and know when
a specific type of question will have the most impact

Every day of our lives, we use questions. Much of our day
to day conversation involves either asking or answering
questions. Often however, we do not use skills of
questioning to our full advantage.

Some very adept communicators demonstrate a high level
of skill in gathering information from others. Such
individuals are able to maximize the effectiveness of
workplace communication through the use of skilled
questioning techniques.

They are aware that the same
question can be asked in many different ways and each of
these ways can achieve a different response. It is possible
to improve on your questioning skills by becoming aware of
the different types of questions that can be asked so that
you can use a variety of questioning styles and know when
a specific type of question will have the most impact
meetings, when they really want more elaborate
information or answers.

Conversely, sometimes we just need
the bare facts, or to get straight to the point. Asking open
questions in this kind of situation will not meet our needs.