The Art of Asking Questions eReport

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By Tony Alessandra

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Find out what you need to know EVERY time with The Art of Asking Questions eReport. Every so often, there comes along a taciturn coworker, a stalwart boss, or an indecisive client. With each, there is one obstacle blocking your plan, your raise, or your ability to close a sale: Communication. What can you do to crumble the walls that are blocking your lines of communication with these people, and, for that matter, anyone else? The answer lies in the Art of Asking Questions! What do you think about this project? Can you support this decision? What can I do to help you? How would you deal with this problem? What’s your objective? How do you feel about this? The world is full of questions: good questions, silly questions, important questions, offensive questions. Questions can build rapport and trust, or foster suspicion and discord. Questions can open up a conversation, or slam it closed. Questions can generate information, or send the conversation shooting off on a tangent. Questions are the heart of communication. They pump fresh life into conversations. Asking good questions = Getting the right answers. Asking good questions is particularly important in organizations where working together to achieve a common purpose is dependant upon the members of the group, and their ability to understand one another clearly. Asking questions about how things are done, why they’re done, who’s responsible for doing them, and when they’re due, form the basis of organizational effectiveness. Imagine launching a new product, putting together a budget, improving a process, implementing a new policy, or reviewing employee performance without asking questions. The Information Age could not exist without questions. The Art of Asking Questions eReport will help you understand how to use questions to improve your communication, what types of questions to use, when to use them, and the strategies and techniques of artful questioning. I, Dr. Tony Alessandra, have decades of experience as a businessperson, researcher, and business author. I’ve cut out the fluff and condensed my question-asking knowledge into this eReport’s six bottom-line pages. Let it be your handy guide to knowing how to ask the right question at the right time, every time. Here are the three lessons you’ll learn in The Art of Asking Questions eReport: Why We Ask Questions: Is it information you need? Do you need to understand someone else’s viewpoint? Or do you simply want to stimulate conversation? The Two Major Types of Questions: What is the difference between an open or closed question, and when is each appropriate? Questioning Strategies: Learn how to structure your questioning format using the “Funnel Technique." When all is said and done, you’ll astonish yourself and others with your knack for engaging conversations and insightful inquiries. Why wait? The Art of Asking Questions eReport will help you take your communication expertise to the next level. Order it today and experience for yourself the improvement in interpersonal communication I am promising.

The Art of Asking Questions eReport