Comments on: No Such Thing as a Dumb Question?

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 12:47:13 +0000

I love checking your blog, every week you have something fresh for us. I may not say anything most of the time, but I do find your posts very engaging and pick up new tips here all the time.

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 06:50:08 +0000

In reply to Simone. My daughter seems to think that way as well :). In fact, after reading this post, she was able to give me plenty of examples of so called "dumb" questions.

By: Salvatore

Salvatore — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:29:02 +0000

Thanks for keeping this website up to date with the regular fresh posts. This is great!

By: Swen

Swen — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:48:55 +0000

I don’t know what it takes to actually make the shift in the corporate culture happen.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:24:11 +0000

I still find myself keeping my questions to myself from time to time in order to avoid a certain type of reaction. Some of the suggestions given here help.

By: Simone

Simone — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 07:35:34 +0000

I believe however that there is such a thing as dumb questions. Sometimes people do really ask dumb questions.

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 05:19:36 +0000

In reply to Nicole. Thank you Nicole

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 05:19:23 +0000

In reply to Lida. Thank you for sharing Lida. This is how we end up missing out on learning opportunities to if we are too shy to ask. Did you figure out a different strategy for later in life?

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 05:17:59 +0000

In reply to Jason Johnson.

This is a wonderfully useful technique all of our readers can benefit from. What else has happened to me in the past was that – after debating with myself I would go ahead and ask the “stupid” question at my own risk only to have others from the audience come to me later and thank me for asking it :).

By: Jason Johnson

Jason Johnson — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:48:58 +0000

It is very difficult to break that silence in a room full of your peers after a speaker makes the request for any questions from the group?…… I have been embarrassed in the past for asking those “stupid” questions and from those experiences I’ve learned a technique that allows me to ask my “stupid” question without being singled out. When I’m faced with this situation I frame my question as if I’m asking on behalf of the group. “It might benefit the group if you could explain _______ in further detail” or “When you mentioned your strategy for ______ it might be helpful for the group if you could clarify….? That way I get the answer to my question and by including the group I’m not singled out. Win-Win!