{"id":804,"date":"2019-06-20T17:26:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T21:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/blog\/?p=804"},"modified":"2019-10-06T18:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T22:11:35","slug":"supercharge-communication-2-interview-inventively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/blog\/supercharge-communication-2-interview-inventively\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercharge Communication: 2. Interview Inventively"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Professional advisors and persuaders are surrounded by overlooked or ignored communication opportunity. One common missed opportunity involves not interviewing inventively.<\/h1>\n<h2>Among the under-utilitzed communication techniques at professionals&#8217; disposal are INTERVIEWING &amp; KEY QUESTIONING. These powerful information-gathering tools involve interview questioning with the selective use of closed and open strategic questions.<\/h2>\n<h2>That&#8217;s were the &#8220;inventively&#8221; comes in.<\/h2>\n<h2>Supercharge Communication by continually perfecting and investing in EVERYTHING that you need to be effective at and are already good at\u2026interview inventively and key question creatively to supercharge effective communication.<\/h2>\n<p><em>The following excerpts from Chapter 13 in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/wyptbook.htm\">What\u2019s Your Point<\/a>\u201d explain why <\/em>continually perfecting the art of interviewing inventively is a valuable, essential investment<em> in effective communication for professional advisors and persuaders.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.4em; margin-bottom: .2em;\"><strong>#1. Questions to Open Minds and Hearts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Do you know how to ask questions to generate answers you may not have expected or realized you need?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Often, when we are sure we know all the answers, we ask questions based on our assumptions, not what individual prospects and clients want to know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Whether you&#8217;re discussing a referral, convincing a potential client to work with you, deciding how best to help a client, or investigating a client\u2019s negative response to advice, are you skilled enough to ask <strong>mind-opening questions<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">How do you trigger client responses that provide <strong>information essential to helping the client<\/strong>, even if they don\u2019t understand exactly what you need to know?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Sometimes, when interviewing clients, you are probing for opinions, observations, and concerns that prospects or clients may be unaware of themselves. What is your reaction when you <strong>encounter issues and perspectives you have not come across before<\/strong>? What about topics you would not normally think of inquiring about? Use your experiences to help prospects and clients understand how to help themselves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\"><em>QUIZ: Quickly identify which of the <strong>eight questions<\/strong>\u2014four in the introductory paragraphs above and four in the bullet list below\u2014<strong>are open and which are closed questions<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>To unearth choices and potential pitfalls for others, professional-grade interviewing and questioning skills are essential:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<li>Do your professional interviewing or information-gathering techniques need <strong>upgrading<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>For instance, how do you <strong>deliberately<\/strong> use open-ended questions when gathering information?<\/li>\n<li>Do you use closed questions when short factual answers like<em> yes<\/em> or <em>no<\/em> will move the interview along to the <strong>next significant section<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>How do you <strong>create an effective series<\/strong> of open and closed questions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Quiz Answer: The eight questions are, in order: closed, closed, open, open, closed, open, closed, open.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.4em; margin-bottom: .2em;\"><strong>#2. Improving your communication powers is easier than you expect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">However, this transformation does require moving to conscious, deliberate expression in every medium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">As suggested throughout &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/wyptbook.htm\">What\u2019s Your Point?<\/a>,&#8221; this involves shifting to focused, strategic communication where results matter every time. <strong>In all cases, the more you know about your target and about your goals in talking to or emailing them, the more effective the interview and the more useful the results.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Professional advisors and persuaders have many communication tools at their disposal. They just may not realize this without training. One of the most powerful information-gathering techniques\u2014<strong>interviewing<\/strong>\u2014involves the selective use of closed and open strategic questions. Combined with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/blog\/supercharge-communication-1-listen-loudly\/\">listening loudly<\/a>\u2014active, respectful, engaging attentiveness\u2014communication gets supercharged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Do you find that there can be a lot of talking or emailing when you communicate, but not many decisions that people stick to? <strong>Your failing as an interviewer may be the weak link.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Can you automatically and seamlessly switch from open to closed questions as required? If not, you may benefit from training and practice to be a fully-professional interviewer and an effective facilitator.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.4em; margin-bottom: .2em;\"><strong>#3. Strategic Question Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: .2em;\">(1) Closed questions elicit <em>yes<\/em>, <em>no<\/em>, or one-word \u201c<em>just the facts<\/em>\u201d responses.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<li>Professionals who are in a hurry, or disinterested, often fall naturally into asking closed questions to gather only the facts <em>they<\/em> need for <em>their<\/em> decision making.<\/li>\n<li>They may also intend to avoid listening to more information that they want. This just falls short of actually cutting prospects or clients off.<\/li>\n<li>Some professionals ask a series of <em>yes<\/em>-or-<em>no<\/em> closed questions to qualify prospects. This almost one-way communication can seem abrupt and unfriendly.<\/li>\n<li>Closed questions can change the subject, politely or otherwise, quicken the pace, or relay a sense of urgency.<\/li>\n<li>The exact wording of closed questions is important to learn precisely what is essential. It is also necessary to avoid responses that dodge an issue.<\/li>\n<li>In emails, these questions illicit short responses. These may reveal little about how the responder feels or what they understand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: .2em;\">(2) Open questions trigger information downloading, generate opinions, and unleash knowledge.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<li>Thereby shifting the interviewer&#8217;s role to one of listener.<\/li>\n<li>Open questions, which begin with <em>what<\/em>, <em>how<\/em> or <em>why<\/em>, require detailed responses or descriptions from the prospect or client.<\/li>\n<li>To clarify a crucial issue, ask similar, but slightly different, open questions at a few stages of the interview. You may uncover differing answers that surprise even the client.<\/li>\n<li>As with all skills, practice pays off. Have a set of open questions ready to ask when you meet with prospects and clients.<\/li>\n<li>In emails, when you need detail, make sure you ask an open question, perhaps even two.<\/li>\n<li>By mixing closed and open questions, the interview can become an engaging conversation or a lively collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.4em; margin-bottom: .2em;\"><strong>#4. Learn as much as you can about prospects and clients <em>before<\/em> the interview.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">This preparation makes your queries more natural, more logical, and more fruitful. Those being interviewed will relax and be more receptive when they <strong>understand your client-centric purpose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: .2em;\">Your intent must not be to take advantage, but to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/blog\/raised-your-service-standards-lately\/\">create the best services<\/a> and achieve the best returns for prospects and clients:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<li>Before you ask anything, disclose all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/blog\/fiduciary-minefields-the-agency-mess\/\">conflicts of interest and fiduciary responsibilities<\/a> to prospects or clients.<\/li>\n<li>Explain how you\u2019ll protect their rights, privacy, and interests during the interview. Also during the entire extreme-excellence service delivery process. This will make them feel at ease and well-served.<\/li>\n<li>In advance, ask their permission to ask questions, so they genuinely are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/blog\/coaching-skill-recognizing-good-advice\/\"> in control of the discussion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Remind them that, just because you ask a question, they do not have to answer unless they want to\u2014no explanation necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Are you always ready for anything and never at a loss for the right question?<br \/>\nIf not, why not?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a9 2019 PJ Wade, TheCatalyst.com. Except from &#8220;<em>What&#8217;s Your Point?: Cut The Crap, Hit The Mark &amp; Stick!<\/em>&#8221; (print book publication: 2020)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\"><strong>\u21d2 Example of how <a href=\"https:\/\/realtytimes.com\/archives\/item\/1028900-five-opportunities-to-supercharge-sales-communication?rtmpage=\">real estate professionals<\/a> could supercharge communication.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional advisors and persuaders are surrounded by overlooked or ignored communication opportunity. One common missed opportunity involves not interviewing inventively. Among the under-utilitzed communication techniques at professionals&#8217; disposal are INTERVIEWING &amp; KEY QUESTIONING. These powerful information-gathering tools involve interview questioning with the selective use of closed and open strategic questions. 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