Question

Masterclass

Part 3

Should You Ask Rhetorical

Questions?

When Marlon Brando, his Godfather cheeks full of cotton wool,
made someone an offer he couldn’t refuse, it meant he’d wake up
with a horse’s head at the bottom of his bed.
You, of course, are a little more subtle about trying to get your
way. You’ve taken on board that it’s better for everyone if you give
a little less advice and ask a few more questions. At the same time,
in your heart you’re pretty sure you know the answer to the
problem being discussed. So you’ve mastered the fake question.
“Have you thought of...?”
“What about...?”
“Did you consider...?”

Stop offering up advice with a question

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That    doesn’t count   as  asking  a   question.

If   you’ve  got     an  idea,   wait.   Ask,    “And    what    else?”  and     you’ll