Media interaction to excel Q & A session

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Media in their interaction session  needs to refine their question by managing their skill in this form.the Q should be asked in way it appeals to all .

Examples of Open-Ended and Closed-Ended Questions

Close-ended questions are those which can be answered by a simple “yes” or “no,” while open-ended questions are those which require more thought and more than a simple one-word answer.

Dad asking questions is a basic way to gather information. Whether you are asking a question to a celebrity at a seminar or at home conversing with kids and your wife. The most important thing like everything else, there’s a skill to it and everyone has to develop it over time.

Awareness, reflection and active listening are the building blocks and would significantly help in enhancing this skill.

Asking Open-ended questions is a friendly way to engage people in a conversation.

Give it a try, you’ll be surprised at how effective open-ended questions can be.

Lets start:-

So how are questions different:
An open-ended question is one that compels a person to volunteer more information.

A closed-ended question, on the other hand, is one that can be answered with a simple yes or no response.

Knowing the difference between the two will help tremendously.

The key to developing any relationship is “Engaging in a Dialogue”

Ask questions that encourage people to talk. Let’s say you went to a party on Saturday night but had to leave early. If you want to know what happened after you went home, these open-ended questions might help:

1. “What happened after I left?”
2. “What happened with Kunal and his wife?”
3. “How did everyone like the champagne/Scotch?”

Avoid asking questions that require one-word replies. Not only will closed-ended questions bring a conversation to a screeching halt, they usually provide inadequate answers as well. Probably make the other person angry.

Here are some examples of closed-ended questions relevant to the situation described above:

1. “Did you speak to Rahul Bajaj?”
2. “Did Kunal leave with his wife?”
3. “Did everyone finish all the champagne?”

Close-Ended Questions

How do we identify these:-If you can answer a question with only a “yes” or “no” response, then you are answering a close-ended type of question.

Examples of close-ended questions are:

1. Are you feeling better today?
2. Will you please do me a favor?
3. Have you already completed your homework?
4. Is that your final answer?
5. Is math your favorite subject?
6. Will you be going to Grandmother’s house for Christmas?
7. Is there a Mass being held at noon?
8. Are you pregnant?
9. Are you happy?
10. Is he dead?

Open-ended

1. How are you feeling today, Rahul/Saurabh/Kiran?
2. There is something I would like help with?
3. How far/what stage are you in your homework/assignment?
4. Would you like to add bit more to that?
5. What is your favorite subject?
6. How are you spending your Christmas?
7. When is the mass being held?
8. Is there good news I am missing out on?
9. How do feel? Would you like to talk about it?
10. Are we alive?

Compiled by Rahul Sagar