Respond to the following prompt:

This week covered various typesofquestions that achieve different desired responses. The different question types include closed, open, rhetorical, funneling, and process questions. Depending on the question type, the response from the opposite person may vary from a one-word answer,orno answer, while other types will encourage information sharing as well as follow-up questions.

If everyone articulated their needs with absolute clarity and empathy, you might think we'd have little need for questions. But questions can arise even when a message is stated clearly, merely because one is curious.

Describe an instance when you initiated a conversation with a question.

• Whichquestion type did youemploy?
• Why did you choose that approach?
• What was the result?
• How might learning question types better equip you to answer others' questions?
• With a better understanding ofquestiontypes, how might this change the way you ask questions of your peers or colleagues in your current role?