Stage 2 of 7 · 6 lessons · ~1 week
Asking questions in class and at work
Asking good questions is the easiest way to start speaking up and one of the fastest ways to learn. Prepare questions, ask them well and show what you have already tried.
Start: Why your question helps others tooLessons· one lesson for each topic, in this order
Do this
- Write one full question before each class or meeting for two weeks
- Ask at least one question each week, in class, after class or in a meeting
- Use the goal, tried, happened, question shape for one work question
- Ask one question in a shared channel instead of a private message
- Repeat back an explanation to check you understood it
Start with
- GuideFreeGitLab Handbook: Communication
GitLab
How a large remote company expects people to ask and answer questions in the open
Practise
Keep handy
Before moving on: Two weeks of asking at least one prepared question in class or at work each week, recorded in your notebook, plus one work question written in the goal, tried, happened, question shape.
A good question is one of the most respected things you can say in a room. Prepare it in writing, keep it short and show what you have already tried. After a few weeks, people will start to see you as someone who thinks, not someone who is lost.
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