Week 4 - Questions, Feedback and other Micro-skills Flashcards
Open Questions
Encourage people to talk, provide you with maximum information and let the client head in the direction they want or need to take
Closed Questions
Questions that can be answered with a minimal response (‘yes’ or ‘no’
Different types of questions
Transitional
Scaling
Goaling
Leading
Transitional
establishing connections, links; often to an earlier part of the discussion
Scaling
tracking change - on a scale of 1-10 how useful was that strategy?
Goaling
establishing direction - what would you like to take away from this session?
Leading
usually subtly, points the respondent’s answer in a certain direction
Feedback
- Invited rather than imposed
- Specific
- Identifies the impact/effects
- Invited a joining/collaboration
Things to avoid when offering feedback
- Absolute statements that position feedback giver as the expert
- Blame and judgement
- Evaluation