“One of the most important ways we can communicate is something called the adult to adult. And when communicating, one of the things that the adult does is it asks a lot of questions, right? Because it seeks information. And the other thing it does is it uses questions to transfer information.”

Greg Witts · The Perfect RIA · Better Conversations Through Self-Awareness With Greg Witz

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advise communicating from the adult ego state by asking a lot of questions to seek and transfer information

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“One of the ways we engage people into what we call the adult ego state is through the use of questions. Because questions get your brain to turn on.”
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“Research shows we actually learn more from other people if, instead of seeking their feedback, we ask for their advice.”
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