He who asks, leads! The art of asking the right questions

Questions without interrogation

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This training is held in German.
Good questions work: they move conversations forward, help to find solutions and move people. Learn how to use questioning techniques in a targeted way - in conversations, in teams, in everyday life. Use questions to analyze, motivate and steer effectively through any situation. In this training course, you will learn effective and goal-oriented questioning techniques that create clarity and support change. Become confident in asking questions appropriate to the situation and make questions your tool for successful communication.

Contents

Finally ask questions skillfully and confidently!

Questioning techniques with clarity, cleverness and charm

  • Techniques structured according to question types for precise application.
  • Asking from the problem to the solution.
  • Individual combinations of techniques for personal success in conducting conversations.

The art of conducting conversations with questions

  • Matching the techniques to different topics of conversation.
  • Lead meetings and projects with targeted questions - and involve everyone skillfully!
  • Combining special questioning techniques with communication basics.

Targeted interview preparation with (follow-up) questions

  • The questioning attitude as a success factor.
  • Discussion objectives in an interrogative form.
  • 5-step framework for professional business meetings.

Next level questioning techniques

  • Include non-verbal reactions in questions.
  • Lead yourself with questions.
  • Patience, diplomacy and tact: deliberately leave questions open.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You use questioning techniques to positively influence the course of the conversation.
  • You know different types of questions and how to use them appropriately.
  • You analyze and reflect on your own questioning patterns.
  • You develop your authentic questioning style.
  • You improve your empathy and build constructive relationships.

 

Methods

trainer, case studies/best practice examples, exercises, discussion, exchange of experiences.

Recommended for

Specialists and managers who want to use questions to create clarity, motivate, steer processes and activate and involve their discussion partners in a targeted manner.

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Questions about the seminar content

The difference often lies in attitude, phrasing, and timing. This training you how to reflect on your own questioning patterns and how to ask questions with clarity, charm, and tact. This will enable you to address sensitive topics without creating pressure. Your questions will then come across not as controlling, but as supportive and solution-oriented.

Good questions can help sort through emotions, bring interests to light, and refocus attention on aspects that can be resolved. In this training, you’ll learn to ask questions thoughtfully even in tense situations, rather than immediately arguing or passing judgment. At the same time, you’ll practice patience, diplomacy, and tact. This will allow you to open up conversations without making them more heated.

Confidence comes from having a clear set of question types and practicing typical conversation scenarios. In this training , you training to choose different questioning techniques based on the situation and combine them effectively. This will give you a better sense of when an open-ended question is the right approach, when you need to be more specific, and when it makes sense to deliberately leave a question unanswered.

Good questions foster understanding of different perspectives. They help to challenge assumptions, clarify expectations, and develop shared solutions. That is why this training will teach you to use questions as a tool for building relationships. In doing so, you will strengthen trust, reduce misunderstandings, and foster a collaborative environment where people contribute more actively.

In this training, you’ll learn to lead meetings not just by following the agenda, but by asking targeted questions. This makes it clearer what needs to be decided, clarified, or addressed further. Questions help you consolidate input, steer the conversation back on track, and actively engage participants, making meetings more efficient.

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B Lab Europe gGmbH
Great content on the art of asking questions, combined with highly motivated and engaging facilitation by the facilitator. I highly recommend it!
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Burnus Professional GmbH & Co. KG
I particularly liked the practical approach. Excel can also be explained in a lively way.
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The overall concept was right. The choice of topics is good and you can rely on everything running very smoothly. Many thanks also to the coordinator on site.
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What Our Participants Say
In their feedback, participants highlight three points in particular: the practical focus, the quality of the trainer, and the smooth organization. Several participants emphasize that the trainer presents the material in a lively and engaging way—one participant noted that Excel can indeed be explained in a lively manner. The seminar structure and atmosphere are repeatedly mentioned positively.

According to the feedback, the overall concept works well: the selection of topics and the schedule are described as well-thought-out and reliable. The on-site coordination is also expressly praised. Those who have attended multiple seminars draw a consistently positive conclusion—one participant sums it up simply: “All the seminars so far have been great.”

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28.09.2026
Stuttgart
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02.11.2026
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Berlin
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