If you try to involve people by asking questions but you don't get any answers, or ones that bring you closer to your goals, then this episode is for you. It is not just a matter of what you say, but how you say it that counts. Non-native speakers should be aware of the grammar, or more specifically about the word order but the tone of voice and other non-verbal skills are useful here too.
It is not just what you say that matters, find out how to ask questions effectively.

This solo episode gives you some tips for asking questions effectively, I share some tips and tricks specifically about:

• monologues
• rhetorical and hypothetical questions
• statements versus questions (structure)
• leaving your listeners enough time
• eye contact
• tone of voice
• ranting questions
• Question Tags "He is running late, isn't he? (grammar)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rda4215IiM Grammar Video http://bit.ly/BYTEQuestionTags

Cultural Awareness - India

Weekly Communication Challenge: Listen very specifically this week to other people at work asking questions. Do they give the person listening the impression that they really want an answer?

Clever2gether Conversations Group (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/groups/clever2gether/ Facebook Live this Tuesday at 10am CET giving you hands on help with asking questions effectively. (Word Order, tone of voice, body language)

Vocabulary via the Weekly Newsletter. http://bytesizedenglish.com/newsletter_signup/