Questions to influence the flow

In the article on  Influencing Options we looked at the importance of questions to develop and maintain ownership within the meeting.

This brief section is intended to provide a short list of example questions which can be used within a meeting to nudge it in the right direction and maintain the flow of the meeting for the group:
  • What is the purpose/objective/process for this?
  • How are we feeling right now? ..about the last hour?
  • What is actually going on here?
  • What are the potential upsides & downsides of this?
  • What is the decision we are trying to make here?
  • What information is necessary to make this decision?
  • Who is likely to be affected by this and how?
  • What other options should we consider?
  • How can we be sure that… ?
  • Are we ready to move on from this point?
  • How can we improve the way we are working?
  • Should we take a break at this point?

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