{"id":26590,"date":"2024-05-23T10:27:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=26590"},"modified":"2024-05-26T13:37:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:37:05","slug":"the-business-skill-of-asking-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/the-business-skill-of-asking-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Business Skill of Asking Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/larrychiang\/status\/1793635399350571307?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccd6dd; border-radius: 12px\" width=\"500\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"464\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/larrychiang?s=43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1388307931125460994\/KWn5HNMY_normal.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; padding: 0px\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"8\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 8px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/spacer.png\" width=\"8\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"388\" style=\"min-width: 388px\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"388\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"388\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/larrychiang?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: #292c2f; text-decoration: none\">Larry Chiang, 650-283-8008<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/larrychiang?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: #7e8c98\">\u2066\u202a@LarryChiang\u202c\u2069<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png\" height=\"20\" width=\"24\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"9\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/self_serve\/media\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"1\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; color: #292c2f; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none\">Hahhahahahahahahaahaaaa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; color: #292c2f; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none\">Lec 19 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StanfordEng\">\u2066\u202a@StanfordEng\u202c\u2069<\/a> Engineering 145 is 2 weeks away<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=%23ENGR145&#038;src=hash\">#ENGR145<\/a><\/p>\n<p>137 is next <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h7RcdXO7xy\"><span>pic.twitter.com\/h7RcdXO7xy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"3\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/larrychiang\/status\/1793635399350571307?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; color: #667785; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none\">5\/23\/24, 8:29\u202fAM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The business skill of asking questions<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">I was going to say asking questions is an art. Well, making art intimidates me. I guess there might be a component of art in asking questions because speaking up is scary. Let\u2019s get into the details that I learned from three mentors about asking questions. The benefits are tremendous because we will be able to sleuth out Problems, understand complex, business, mappings, and even Crystal ball the future. A bonus is that asking questions will actually help you read faster.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">TLDR, the best question to ask is actually a statement. \u201cCan you repeat that!\u201c<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Think of this as a minimum viable question. All youre communicating is that you were listening. You can apply it to a Keynote that you\u2019re listening to.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">For example, the lecture of entrepreneurship engineering 145 is speaking and &nbsp;Larry Chiang says the phrase, engineer up a business model, and then you say<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Can you repeat that?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">For example, there is a group of four people talking. You stand there and listen politely. No one is inviting you into the circle. No one is introducing themselves to you. The best question to ask is not hey, what\u2019s your name?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The best question to ask when no one knows your name<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Can you repeat that?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Let\u2019s say, in a situation in a room full of PhD\u2019s, and your rocking a bachelor of science that you earned because you\u2019re really good at sports., You only got admitted because you\u2019re a student athlete, stud\u2026 So how do you participate in a room full of Stanford PD\u2018s? so how do you meaningfully contribute in a room where the Harvard PhD\u2019s are in their Plan B right now? This is how. Be the person that listens.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Be the person that expands on a prior<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Be the person that asks can you repeat that?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">TLDR if you want more on the topic of, \u201cthe business protocol of asking questions to double your income if you make less than $5 million a year\u201c is available via text message<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Expanding on a prior. Asking questions can help you read faster. Q question.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">PQRST is the speed reading protocol<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Another prior point to extend on is to mention John Reid. He\u2019s the father of interrogation. &nbsp;In entrepreneurship and startups, asking questions to delve into true problems, and the dollar amounts connected to perceived problems and real problems.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Expand on a prior is chapter 5, and chapter 10 of Mark McCormack\u2019s book. Asking questions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Sitting in a lecture hall or a large group meeting, the class participation is usually very low. So a minimum viable amount of class participation would be to say, \u201chey can you repeat that<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image0-51.jpeg\" alt=\"image0.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image1-36.jpeg\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image2-32.jpeg\" alt=\"image2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image3-30.jpeg\" alt=\"image3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image4-28.jpeg\" alt=\"image4.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image5-29.jpeg\" alt=\"image5.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image6-27.jpeg\" alt=\"image6.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image7-6.png\" alt=\"image7.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image8-21.jpeg\" alt=\"image8.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image9-14.jpeg\" alt=\"image9.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image10-15.jpeg\" alt=\"image10.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image3-11.png\" alt=\"image11.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image12-12.jpeg\" alt=\"image12.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image13-12.jpeg\" alt=\"image13.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image14-8.jpeg\" alt=\"image14.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">WordPress\u2019d from my personal iPhone,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"tel:650-283-8008\" dir=\"ltr\" x-apple-data-detectors=\"true\" x-apple-data-detectors-type=\"telephone\" x-apple-data-detectors-result=\"1\">650-283-8008<\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">, number that&nbsp;Steve Jobs texted me on<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">https:\/\/www.YouTube.com\/watch?v=ejeIz4EhoJ0<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Larry Chiang, 650-283-8008 \u2066\u202a@LarryChiang\u202c\u2069 Hahhahahahahahahaahaaaa Lec 19 \u2066\u202a@StanfordEng\u202c\u2069 Engineering 145 is 2 weeks away #ENGR145 137 is next pic.twitter.com\/h7RcdXO7xy &nbsp; 5\/23\/24, 8:29\u202fAM &nbsp; &nbsp; The business skill of asking questions I was going to say asking questions is an art. Well, making art intimidates me. I guess there might be a component of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cs-183-customer-service"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26590"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26717,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26590\/revisions\/26717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}