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Mastering Questioning Techniques for Effective Communication

Discover the six main groups of questions - Categorical, Informative, Elaborated, Guiding, Alternative Options, and Rhetorical. Learn examples and how to use each type effectively in various situations. Enhance your questioning skills today!

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Mastering Questioning Techniques for Effective Communication

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  1. QuestioningTechniques TTM 3 PPT 4

  2. QuestioningTechniques • The six main groups of questions are: • Categorical Questions • Informative Questions • Elaborated Questions • Guiding Questions • Alternative Option • Rhetorical Questions TTM 3

  3. Categorical questions are types of questions that invites to a “yes” or “no” answer. Categorical Questions • Examples: • Have you participated in TTM 2 ? - Yes. • Do you like participatory methods? - Yes. • Do you think the seminar room was • cold today? - No • Did you do your session plan? - Yes. XXXXXX? YES TTM 3

  4. Informative questions can be answered briefly: Informative Questions • Examples: • Where did you participate in TTM 2?- In Denmark. • What kind participatory methods • do you like most? - I like group work • How many degrees must it be in the seminar room before you feel it is cold? - 17 degrees. • How long did it take you to do your session plan? - It took two hours. TTM 3

  5. Elaborated questions are often regarded as the preferred types of questions because they force the participants to say a lot - not just yes/no. Elaborated Questions • Examples: • Why did you go to TTM 2? - Because I want to be a trainer …. • Why do you like group work most? - Because I like to have dialogue with other participants • Why is it by 17 degrees you feel that it is cold? - Because many years ago I ….. • Why did it take two hours to do your session plan? - Because I spend a lot of time to look some of the words up and …. ? TTM 3

  6. Guiding questions are types of questions that indicate what kind of answer you expect. Guiding Questions • Examples: • I suppose you have participated in TTM 2 and done follow-up • activities? • You like group work, don’t you? • You only feel it cold if it is below 17 degrees, right? • It took you a long time to do your session plan, didn't it? TTM 3

  7. Alternative optionsare types of questions that provide a choice between two options of answers. Alternative Options • Examples: • Which do you like, TTM 1 or TTM 2? - I like … • Do you like group work or role play? - I like ….. • Do you think it is cold or warm in the seminar room? - I think it is … • Did your session plan take one or two hours? – It took me… B? A? TTM 3

  8. Rhetoricalquestionsaretypes of questionsthatallowthe questioneer to answerthe questionshim-/herself. This type of questioning is oftenusedwhen participants must be ”woken-up”. Rhetorical Questions • Examples: • Have youeverbeento TTM 2 in Denmark? - Yes you have. • Do youlikegroupwork? - Yes you do. • Do youthink it is cold? - No. I do not think it is cold. • Did it take a long time to do your sessions plan ? • Yes it tooktwohours. A? B? TTM 3

  9. Thankyou for your time TTM 3

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