1. Questioning Styles
The aim of these slides is to get people to better understand and practice questioning styles.

2. Questioning Styles
“You can achieve more effective results when solutions are created, understood, and accepted by the people impacted”
Michael Wilkinson
Slide Aim
To get people engaged through questioning.
Slide Outline
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Discuss with someone next to you.
To group: has anyone in the room been impacted by decisions they did not have a part in creating, or which you did not understand or agree to?

3. Activity
What style of question(s) is/are likely to be most effective when facilitating?
Slide Aim
To highlight the more effective (and ineffective) styles of questioning for use when facilitating.
Slide Outline
Working in small groups, discuss the question, and think of situations where they have experienced ineffective questioning (5min)
Ask groups to present thoughts and situations (5min)

4. Questioning Styles 3 types of questioning Closed Were you inspiring?
Open How was the session on …?
Hypothetical What would you do if …?
Slide Aim
To create an awareness and understanding of three styles of questioning.
Slide outline
Let group know there are many, many ‘styles’ of questions but it’s probably best to think of questioning styles in simple terms.
As a lead into next slide:
Which style is best for when time is short?
Which style is best for creating understanding?

5. Questioning Styles DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING CLOSED TIME CONSTRAINT
LESS TIME
CLOSED
TIME CONSTRAINT
STYLE OF QUESTION
OPEN
Aim of slide
To highlight how level of understanding needed and time available might influence questioning style.
MORE TIME
HYPOTHETICAL
DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING

6. Reflection
Take a couple of minutes to write down how effective questioning might help you at work or at home.
Slide Aim
To practise reflecting as a part of the process of learning.
Slide Outline
Individually and quietly get people to reflect on the discussions on questioning and write down what meaning they might take away that could be useful at work or generally.