Learn to ask the right questions

Asking the right questions, the ones about the speaker's interests, and not intrusive or self-promoting, is the key to having a good conversation.

Having a fulfilling conversation bridges differences and makes you find common ground with people with a different and conflicting political ...

As you listen, questions will come up in your head. But asking questions can interrupt the other person's thinking and derail a conversation.

• Always attend and reflect before you ask a question.
• When you do ask a question to encourage dialogue, ...

Interruptions aren’t all bad: some of them can actually be pretty valuable contributions to the conversation.

So, when one of your co-workers jumps in, asking probing questions can be a great way to address the issue without direct confrontation or aggression and even allow you to get some ...