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I love questions! I think a lot about what questions will engage people, bring forth interesting stories, and create a strong bond between myself and the person I’m talking with. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to dive into powerful storytelling questions, how tension is a path to enlightening stories, and why listening transforms the overall interview experience for everyone involved.
Six Types of Powerful Storytelling Questions:
- Questions designed to bring forth stories.
- What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
- Why did you stop?
- How did you get involved in what you do?
- Who are your heroes? How do your heroes show up in your work?
- Questions of struggle, overcoming odds, and transformation.
- What struggle are you immersed in currently?
- What is a creative block you are facing?
- What’s something you’ve learned about money that you wish you could tell your past self about?
- What would your 18 year old self think of who you are today?
- Questions of vision and dreams.
- What’s something you believe in you would die for?
- What change do you want to make in the world?
- What big idea are you chasing?
- Questions of reflection and learning.
- What’s one book or podcast that has blown your mind?
- What was the last thing you read that you actually put into action?
- What was the last mistake you made and what did you learn?
- Going deeper questions.
- You mention the phrase, “Creativity & Curiosity Fuel Your Life” a lot. What’s the story behind that?
- Embrace questions that reveal tension.
- I noticed that when you said that your body language changed briefly, what are you feeling right now?
- I sense some tension in the air right now, did I touch a nerve?
Show Links
- “Be More Pirate” with Sam Conniff Allende (GWTW221)
- Photo by Jonathon Young on Unsplash
- The (Seven Deadly) Curiosity Killers
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