Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Concept from chapter 6
I find it interesting how there are different ways to ask questions. Depending on how I ask a question can determine what kind of answer I receive. Chapter 6 mentioned neutral questions that are unbiased wanting direct answers and leading questions that are answers that I want. I’ve realized that we ask questions all the time but didn’t know that that there are different categories for them. The chapter also mentioned how questions should be neutral and opened ended. That reminded me of when I have to give an interview and my teacher said that we can’t have questions that are yes or no, and how the answer should be an explanation. I guess if it were to be a yes no thing it might as well be a survey.
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Hey Niko :]
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the survey comment. Asking yes or no questions maybe once or twice to get a direct simple answer is sometimes okay. But since interviews are to get in more depth into a certain subject, asking opened ended questions would be more helpful. Or any questions at all that would get the interviewee to talk more and feel comfortable at the same time.
I think that any questions being asked that would get the interviewee to elaborate and give you as much information as possible.
We do ask questions, everyday actually. I guess we just never stop to think about labeling our questions. The questions just all come out naturally. :]
Hi Niko,
ReplyDeleteI believe that the point you gave out is correct. Asking questions is one of the most important concept through a preparing for a presentation. There are different ways of asking questions and you explained it in your post. The way that we ask questions distinguishes the answer that will be given. Of course, the yes or no question would go nowhere since it would be a "survey" like how you said it. Because we need a good presentation, answers from the questions we ask will determine if our presentation give enough information or not. I think that the 5W's and How would be helpful since it gives an in depth of the information we need.
I agree that knowing how the phrasing of a question affects the manner in which an interviewee responds is a really good tip from chapter six. I knew somewhat about leading questions and neutral questions from watching political interviews on television and from observing the paparazzi. Usually leading questions prompt a defensive response from the subjects, I find and that can really put a damper on the interview. If an interviewee feels that they’re being forced into an answer and that the interviewer is not trying to get the true or whole story then they shut down. With neutral questions the subject is often more forthcoming with information .
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