I see it every morning on the Today show and every night on the cable news networks. High-priced journalists asking the wrong kinds of questions and, inevitably, getting the wrong kinds of answers.
It was Canadian investigative reporter John Sawatsky who taught me the common errors of interviewing — such things as the “double-barreled question” or the “Yes/No trap.”
It turns out that you can improve your reporting and writing by applying a simple strategy that has proven successful in many disciplines and walks-of-life: ask open-ended questions.
But what is it that makes a particularly good open-ended question? For that bit of wisdom and others, watch this chat replay.