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How do you politely avoid personal questions?
17 Amazing Tricks for Dodging Unwanted Questions
- Enlist the help of a friend.
- Prepare a canned answer in advance.
- Use a “bridge” response to change the subject.
- Restate—and reframe—the question.
- Excuse yourself from an uncomfortable conversation.
- Be straightforward about your discomfort.
- Deflect with a joke.
Why you shouldn’t ask why questions?
Even if we do manage to get an answer to ‘why’ question, this may inaccurately frame (or bias) subsequent insights from the other open questions. Sometimes the manager won’t even use the ‘why’ information. ‘Why’ questions can really close down learning because they take us backwards. They are past-oriented questions.
Why do clients ask personal questions?
When clients ask personal questions, it may be useful to understand why they are asking the question. Usually it is because they are trying to determine if you have the life experience required to address their issue.
What are some common ways to ask inappropriate questions?
People who routinely ask personal or inappropriate questions are usually brash and unapologetic. Some common strategies involve: Boldly asking you a personal question out-of-the-blue.
What personal questions should I Ask my Therapist?
It is not unusual for clients to ask their therapists personal questions, such as, “are you married?”; “do you have kids?”; and, perhaps the most problematic, “how old are you?”. (It is interesting to note that these same clients would never dream of asking their physician such invasive questions.)
Do you enjoy being probed with questions about your personal life?
It’s a truth universally acknowledged: nobody enjoys being probed with questions about their personal life. To avoid giving away more information than you wish to during a stealth attack, you need to psychologically prepare by using effective strategies used by most lawyers. Why do people ask personal or inappropriate questions?