How to Ask Good Questions in Conversations

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  • @rhondabaldwin7529
    @rhondabaldwin7529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I searched "how to ask good questions" YOU answered!

  • @nyalokriek1648
    @nyalokriek1648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    1. Easy Question- Closed question (yes, no, number, usually a direct answer)
    2. Open ended question- ( yes because who, what, how, when or no because who, what, how, when)
    3. Keep following up with a mixture of open and closed ended questions depending on the tone.
    Practice with a friend, family members, colleagues and people!

  • @xyzoub
    @xyzoub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    The problem arises when two people are trying to active-listen each other!

    • @anjali7778
      @anjali7778 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      so truee

    • @stephen9381
      @stephen9381 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Natalie Hebin it’s a beautiful feeling when that occurs

    • @goodbuy7556
      @goodbuy7556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why is that a problem?

  • @1Sweeetsage
    @1Sweeetsage 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Just discovered your channel
    This is the first post of yours that I have viewed
    I’m absolutely hooked
    Can’t wait to explore your channel
    Thank you for creating this content

  • @roger_1046
    @roger_1046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m currently studying the art of questioning. questioning is one of the most powerful sales tactics you could use to direct a conversation towards a sale!

  • @HellaBella
    @HellaBella 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Love the advice of the WHAT or HOW questions. I never considered this, but it makes a lot of sense. I also get annoyed when people ask me WHY questions. It makes you feel like you have to explain yourself.

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm glad it was helpful, Hella Bella.

    • @abdula1463
      @abdula1463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you marred ?

    • @jeremykrans
      @jeremykrans 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      2 year late, but whatever. Why questions can be used in a way that works for you. You ask Why when you want the other person to defend you. An example would be "Why did you decide to go with our company?" Now they are going to defend the reasons your company was a good choice or maybe you're in an interview and can ask "Why would you hire someone with my experience?" and they'll go on to defend all the reasons someone like you would be great for the job.

    • @sakuranovaryan9261
      @sakuranovaryan9261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's weird I really like why questions. I understand how it can seem attacking but to me it makes me think why I did something it take interesting turn in conversations

  • @onee
    @onee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This was interesting.
    In my motherland people typically start a conversation by asking "Where are you (originally) from?" Because a lot of people who live in the big cities where originally from somewhere else. Even if you say, "I'm originally from here" they usually want to know where your parents or grandparents where from.

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Interesting. Great example. Thanks for sharing.

    • @sergeyyukhno9324
      @sergeyyukhno9324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Where are you from?

    • @עמנואלנחמו
      @עמנואלנחמו 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sergeyyukhno9324 haha

    • @DapperDill
      @DapperDill 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re a Russian aren’t you?

    • @MoonLight-og7gf
      @MoonLight-og7gf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DapperDill i think he is a delhite

  • @tbooks2483
    @tbooks2483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Holy cow.. The note you made on 'why' questions is so true/significant! I never realized what the subtle difference was, but I remember being in college and just hating the question, "So why [study] environmental science?" I'd get all weird and squirrelly every single time lol (which isn't like me). Framed with a what or how, I don't feel like I have to justify the field's importance as a whole (on top of my personal ambitions).
    We love you, Dr. Lyon!

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad it was helpful, T Books.

  • @m.c.martin
    @m.c.martin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is incredibly helpful for me especially since I’m an introvert and all I am used to asking are Yes or No questions. And no one ever told me how to ask an open ended question fire

  • @frilink
    @frilink 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just finished reading "Never split the difference"....... it says pretty much says the same thing about avoiding the "why" question

  • @anthonyrossmaund3161
    @anthonyrossmaund3161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for taking time to teach us to communicate better. It means a lot to me that you do this stuff to help.

  • @sethdavenport706
    @sethdavenport706 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love these video's! I am a one upper and I am terrible at communicating. The worst thing is, I don't even know I am doing it most of the time. I feel like I am communicating well but I am doing the exact opposite.

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, Seth. Thank you for the encouragement and I'm glad the videos are helping and I'm happy you found the channel! New skills take practice. Just keep at it and your awareness and skills will improve.

  • @mary.artttt
    @mary.artttt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much! That was a very practical and straightforward advice. You really is a great coach! Someone who really know what he is talking about!
    I HOPE THIS CHANNEL GROWS EVEN MORE AND REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE. YOU DESERVE IT!

  • @ajaychowdarykandula8697
    @ajaychowdarykandula8697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was an excellent video.
    Conversation starters may be divided into conversations with an eye to eye focused physical conversations like at work or not present physically so as abstracting the body language part as the form of expressions or expressing can be a pivotal factor all the times that increases the effectiveness of asking question making the communications more efficient

  • @amerejohnson2542
    @amerejohnson2542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simple vid, but I learned a lot. Thank you

  • @shawnruby7011
    @shawnruby7011 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Literally the 2kth subscriber

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Nice. I just noticed the channel reached 2k. Thanks for putting the channel over the top, Shawn. Last year this time, we were at only 200. :-)

    • @shawnruby7011
      @shawnruby7011 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well congratulations, hopefully videos like this become more mainstream. There's been a steady democratization of intellect since the early 90's and it seems like the growth has been exponential but it seems to be growing only in certain cultures. I think TH-cam has been a good instrument in furthering the growth universally but sometimes I see trending videos and think otherwise :)

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope we're all moving toward the advancement of helpful information and knowledge out there. I'm going to just keep doing my part and posting new stuff. Thanks again for joining this small but growing community. Feel free to leave any requests for topics you'd like to see on the channel and I'll see what I can do.

  • @vilmabock478
    @vilmabock478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks. God bless you! 🍃

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Vilma. I saw this comment and the ones on the other videos. Thank you for the encouragement. I truly appreciate it. I've been working on this channel for almost two years and it is finally starting to grow more quickly. I'm glad more people will be learning these communication skills. And, can you tell from my videos that I'm a Christian? What gave it away? God bless.

    • @brunoouriques2049
      @brunoouriques2049 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexanderlyon I think she saw the bible on the back. Nice video, helped me a lot!

  • @akshayadchitre5014
    @akshayadchitre5014 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sir it's an Right Information
    Thank you for Guiding us Sir 🙏🏻

  • @skionen1781
    @skionen1781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent stuff, thanks for sharing

  • @Moneybiz11
    @Moneybiz11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was such a good video

  • @joshsands8691
    @joshsands8691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cant believe they dont teach us this in school

  • @xiaoquanguo7929
    @xiaoquanguo7929 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful, thank you

  • @cherryblossom123ism
    @cherryblossom123ism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I learnt something today. Thank you!

  • @alexanderlyon
    @alexanderlyon  8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How do you get people talking?

    • @BryansEnglishClub
      @BryansEnglishClub 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Communication Skills Reacting and asking for elaboration. Wow, I'd love to hear more about that. Cool, tell me more. Amazing, how did you start that?

    • @joshuaf4361
      @joshuaf4361 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gun point

    • @eggzlover6138
      @eggzlover6138 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Josh's Bloodynose I agree

    • @EduardoContrerasD
      @EduardoContrerasD 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshuaf4361 Actually a good point.

  • @ravisith8710
    @ravisith8710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your video is very helpful to me and my students. Thank you so much. Please keep doing good work!

  • @rachaelliu6571
    @rachaelliu6571 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks this is the content I was looking for

  • @shababalam9218
    @shababalam9218 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love your T-shirt

  • @jpanin1
    @jpanin1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very helpful video, I'm trying to improve my communication skills right now because big part of my job. Being a excellenet communicator is my goal.
    Do you have another video about, stress management and public speaking? I would love to be able to learn from it
    Thanks AGAIN.

  • @haroldriverofilms
    @haroldriverofilms 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always learned something new you! Thank you for bringing up this topic.

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it was helpful, Harold.

  • @arielnagar6556
    @arielnagar6556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Someone on snapchat posted on her story: Ask me questions for my new youtube video!
    But the thing is, idk a lot about her, but at the same time, I do wanna ask a question because I am bored. But at the same time, idk if she is going to keep her questions anonymous, and if I ask a weird questions, my friend will see it and well... be weirded out

  • @Win_whatsimportantnow
    @Win_whatsimportantnow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My girlfriend said that I Dont listen to her today. Additionally she said that I dont ask her questions. Additionally I asked compared to all her previous boyfriend she said Im the worst by far. Aftwerds she said never do this or that. Like every question I asked was just another answer to something I didn't take well. So how can I ask the right questions?

  • @OoleoleoleO
    @OoleoleoleO 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    If Paul Rudd and the average white dad had a child

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've heard Paul Rudd before. I've also heard Jason Bateman.

    • @t0nyc0nde
      @t0nyc0nde 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Average? I think he is VERY handsome, which makes his communication ability even stronger.

  • @shababalam9218
    @shababalam9218 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And thanks for Video.

  • @Doll_Facee
    @Doll_Facee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks this video helped me alot.

  • @Akira-rr6tc
    @Akira-rr6tc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish it came more naturally to me. I have to overthink the questions sometimes

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I usually try to have a few go-to questions "in my back pocket," as they say, before I have conversations. Before I meet somebody for coffee, for instance, I'll remind myself of what I could ask them about.

  • @RandomVex
    @RandomVex 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was actually great

  • @samc1746
    @samc1746 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're welcome, Samantha. Happy the video helped.

  • @koksionglim2023
    @koksionglim2023 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great content!

  • @jahirfernando88
    @jahirfernando88 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome conten this exacty that i was looking

  • @SkylerTauntsrandomstuff
    @SkylerTauntsrandomstuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I often have trouble with conversations, and I found this very helpful. thanks.
    PS, I subscribed

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Welcome aboard, Skyler. I'm glad the video was helpful.

  • @keepitsimple9595
    @keepitsimple9595 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know why youtube keep suggestions this to me I can talk conversation communicate on all any level

  • @JSMinstantcoaching
    @JSMinstantcoaching 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very great content

  • @muhammadfahmiazhar8046
    @muhammadfahmiazhar8046 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome content

  • @happy-zeller
    @happy-zeller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am researching this

  • @SachinPatil-yc8nl
    @SachinPatil-yc8nl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing

  • @rinaldskalvis5071
    @rinaldskalvis5071 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is good in theory, but not in practice.
    Every time I ask someone the what or how questions, they still manage to make it as short as possible.
    Unless everyone who I've talked doesn't like me. Which is fair enough.

  • @OTRBRANDON
    @OTRBRANDON 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s one way you help yourself by anticipating the future?

  • @joachim7
    @joachim7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Easy Questions first .How and What as follow up

  • @saibaba1334
    @saibaba1334 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍✨😍

  • @Michael_Schlapp
    @Michael_Schlapp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I miss my wife.

    • @saddy2911
      @saddy2911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahh what happened?

  • @simonflyboy
    @simonflyboy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    💜

  • @jpanin1
    @jpanin1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nevermind! I found it...

  • @Montacap1
    @Montacap1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it rude to over ask questions?

    • @alexanderlyon
      @alexanderlyon  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rude? No. But it is good to aim for a mutual back and forth in conversations. After you've asked the person a few questions, give them the opportunity to take the conversation where they'd like or you can add your own point of view. If you ask too many questions in a row, it can feel like a "rapid fire" situation.

    • @Montacap1
      @Montacap1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexanderlyon Thank You . I am working on this issue with my husband. It's a lot .

  • @saibaba1334
    @saibaba1334 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @zenanstarnes
    @zenanstarnes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lmao Madagascar

  • @petersans9142
    @petersans9142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lol

  • @thefirefenix7194
    @thefirefenix7194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    $

  • @blixtenbilling
    @blixtenbilling 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    NO!