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Step 3: Ask Questions That Get Other People to Talk Easily

26 November, 2015 - 11:41
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You can ask seven questions that will naturally elicit a great response from a person you want to get to

know:

  1. How did you get your start in this business?
  2. What do you enjoy most about what you do?
  3. What separates you from your competition?
  4. What do you see as the coming trends in this business?
  5. What is the strangest (or funniest) incident you have ever experienced in this business?
  6. What three or four critical skills are necessary to succeed in this business?
  7. What advice would you give to me knowing I want to get my start in this business?

2. What do you enjoy most about what you do?

(See http://www.burg.com for a list of exceptional networking questions, including some of the preceding.)

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