How do you ask a great question?
Ten Tips for Asking Good Questions
- Plan your questions.
- Know your purpose.
- Open conversation.
- Speak your listener’s language.
- Use neutral wording.
- Follow general questions with specific ones.
- Focus your questions so they ask one thing at a time.
- Ask only essential questions.
What to say instead of how are you doing?
Below, some alternatives to the generic “how are you” that are more likely to elicit a candid answer.
- How are you today?
- How are you holding up?
- I’ve been thinking about you lately. How are you doing?
- What’s been on your mind recently?
- Is there any type of support you need right now?
- Are you anxious about anything?
How do you ask someone to be quarantined?
Here are the original questions, in order:
- Given the choice of anyone in the world, who would you want as a dinner guest?
- Would you like to be famous?
- Before making a phone call, do you ever rehearse what you’re going to say?
- What would constitute a perfect day for you?
- When did you last sing to yourself?
How are you doing different ways to say?
How are you doing?
What to say when someone ask how are you doing?
If someone asks “How are you doing?,” grammatically you should answer “Well.” This says “I’m doing well.” Since “doing” is an action verb, we need to use the adverb “well” to describe that action.
How are you doing Reply formal?
How do you ask how are you without saying it?
IN A CONVERSATION + YOU’RE READY TO DO SOME DEEP LISTENING
- What would you like to talk about or not talk about today? (Bonus points here for asking for consent!)
- How’s your heart today?
- What’s alive for you in this moment?
- What’s your day (or week) been like so far?
- What’s on your mind this morning/afternoon/evening?
