Knowledge Advocate

Questioning makes or breaks great conversations. When we use our questioning skill at work and play, these four areas of consideration, in order, come in handy.

1) State of mind: where our mind is as we ask things;

2) Body language: where our body goes as we ask;

3) Timing, tempo and rhythm: how we “dance” with our conversation partners as we ask;

4) Word choice: word selection and presentation in our sentences as we ask.

These four areas frame how others perceive us. Command of them determines how well we do with our questioning. The highest skilled questioners know this: great questioning demands an awareness and high level of play with each of these four areas.