Did you ask a good question today?

Guides to asking good questions

Each guide covers one setting: what a good question looks like there, how to prepare, which follow-ups and probes work, and the questions that tend to go wrong.

  1. How to ask good interview questions

    How to prepare and ask interview questions that get specific, honest answers, whether you're hiring, doing research or recording a podcast.

    3 min read

  2. Asking questions as a reporter

    How reporters prepare questions, get specifics on the record, handle evasive answers and ask accountability questions without turning an interview into a fight.

    3 min read

  3. Better questions for meetings

    Questions that make work meetings shorter and more useful: how to open, how to surface quiet disagreement, how to decide, and how to end with clear owners.

    3 min read

  4. Asking good questions in the classroom

    How teachers can ask questions that make students think, from wait time and open prompts to follow-up probes, plus ways to get students asking questions themselves.

    3 min read

  5. How to ask a good question at a town hall

    How to prepare a short, specific question for a town hall, council meeting or public forum, get a real answer from an official, and follow up afterward.

    3 min read