Art of Asking the Right Questions During Professional Conversation

With this segment, you will learn the art of asking the right questions. Subject-matter expert Rakesh will share with you the guidelines for asking the right questions in a professional setup. He will also elaborate on open and closed-ended questions and which one of these questions are more suitable to ask in a professional setup.

So, let's get started. 

In meetings, or in any other professional setting, you need to ask the right questions. Here are some suggestions for you to do this correctly:

1. Ask questions promptly. Use brevity as a concept while asking questions as well.
2. Avoid beating around the bush. A dragged out question often loses its importance or meaning by the time the actual question statement comes.
3. Use open-ended questions. These ensure two things. The speaker doesn't feel cornered and also allows you to gain even more information from their answer as you removed any constraints to the conversation.

In the next session, you will be learning about empathetic and compassionate learning. Rakesh will also walk you through the Listen-Analyse-Respond (LAR) framework.