WEBVTT - What should I be asking?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that when you are not sure what question

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<v Speaker 1>you should be asking, that is your question, ask the

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<v Speaker 1>person you are talking with what question you should ask.

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<v Speaker 1>This can be a great way to learn about something

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<v Speaker 1>important that you didn't even know to ask about. So

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<v Speaker 1>when there is something you need to know, you can

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<v Speaker 1>ask about it. You can ask your doctor about the

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<v Speaker 1>side effects of a medication he's recommending. You could ask

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<v Speaker 1>the waiter how spicy a sauce is. You can ask

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<v Speaker 1>your boss the deadline for a project. But sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what you don't know. Maybe you are buying

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<v Speaker 1>your fe home and you are unsure what information you

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<v Speaker 1>need to find out about the house and the neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe your doctor diagnosed you with a medical condition and

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<v Speaker 1>you have no idea what you need to learn. Even

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<v Speaker 1>in lower stakes contexts, you may sense there's more information

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<v Speaker 1>you need to gather, but you are not quite sure

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<v Speaker 1>what You want to tap into the other person's knowledge,

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<v Speaker 1>But you don't have a specific question to glean the

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<v Speaker 1>best information, So just ask the other person, what should

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<v Speaker 1>I be asking, then the real estate agent or doctor,

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<v Speaker 1>or swim teacher or cooking store salesperson or whoever can

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<v Speaker 1>fill you in an information you may find helpful or important.

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<v Speaker 1>This question can be especially helpful in interviews. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are interviewing job applicants, you could ask as a final question,

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<v Speaker 1>is there anything I haven't asked that you wish I had.

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<v Speaker 1>Likely the person you are interviewing has some great answer

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<v Speaker 1>to a question you didn't ask that allows them to

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<v Speaker 1>share something that is important to them. You will learn

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<v Speaker 1>something new, which is kind of the point of this

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<v Speaker 1>whole process, and if you are being interviewed, asking what

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<v Speaker 1>you should be asking can help hone in on insights

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<v Speaker 1>into the organization or the position that you might not

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<v Speaker 1>have learned about otherwise. When you ask what you should

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<v Speaker 1>be asking, you position the other person as a partner.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't know exactly what the best question is to ask,

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<v Speaker 1>but you both want to make sure that you have

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<v Speaker 1>the best information available, so you work together to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure you know what you need to know. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura, Thanks for listening and here to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to before breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback. You can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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