Ask Follow-Up Questions-and Listen • Interactivity Foundation
A good first follow-up question can be as simple as: “Can you tell me more?” Then subsequent questions will follow naturally.
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- Two years after the class, her professor received the following email from Ashley.
- Asking questions as a follow-up to a comment is a simple but under-used communication practice. When you ask follow-up questions you get a real sense of the thinking behind the comment. They make you focus on listening to what others have to say.
- A good first follow-up question can be as simple as: “Can you tell me more?” Then subsequent questions will follow naturally.
- Follow-up questions can also give others a sense that you are really interested in what they have to say. They feel they are being heard. In order to ask meaningful follow-up questions, you also need to listen carefully to what others are saying.
- Ask Follow-Up Questions-and Listen Discuss.
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Asking questions as a follow-up to a comment is a simple but under-used communication practice. When you ask follow-up questions you get a real sense of the thinking behind the comment. They make you focus on listening to what others have to say.
A good first follow-up question can be as simple as: “Can you tell me more?” Then subsequent questions will follow naturally.
Follow-up questions can also give others a sense that you are really interested in what they have to say. They feel they are being heard. In order to ask meaningful follow-up questions, you also need to listen carefully to what others are saying.
Ask Follow-Up Questions-and Listen Discuss.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Ask Follow-Up Questions-and Listen • Interactivity Foundation. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Asking questions as a follow-up to a comment is a simple but under-used communication practice. When you ask follow-up questions you get a real sense of the thinking behind the comment. They make you focus on listening to what others have to say.; A good first follow-up question can be as simple as: “Can you tell me more?” Then subsequent questions will follow naturally.; Follow-up questions can also give others a sense that you are really interested in what they have to say. They feel they are being heard. In order to ask meaningful follow-up questions, you also need to listen carefully to what others are saying.; Ask Follow-Up Questions-and Listen Discuss.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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