Time to Talk Jackie Grannell TPAS Associate

Questioning and Listening

Communication is…  …‘the giving and receiving of information, such that the giver is assured the receiver has understood’.  It’s about asking questions  It’s about REALLY listening

Your amazing brain

You are interviewing for a new contractor to carry out grass cutting on your estate. Identify 2 questions you want to ask the contractor about the company’s complaints policy and 3 questions about customer service. Group Exercise - Scenario 1

Is it… Does it… Have you… Would you… Can it… All begin with a VERB Yes or No answers

“Six honest serving men taught me all I knew. Their names are What, Where, When, Why, How and Who ” Rudyard Kipling

Your team is to interview a tenant about their experiences of having major works carried out. You are particularly interested in finding out their experience of having a new level access bathroom fitted. Identify 5 questions you want to ask. Group Exercise - Scenario 2

It all begins with you … “There is only one corner of the universe that you can be certain of improving; and that is your own self” Aldous Huxley

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 Take time to plan your question  Ask questions carefully  Think about why you are asking the question  what’s the purpose?  What are you going to do with the answer? Asking questions