Negotiation Skills · glossary

Open question

A question that cannot be answered with a yes or a no, and often starts with “what” or “how”. “What would a five-year contract let you do?” brought out Kestrow’s real need, an electric bay. Preparation Sheet, point 6 (internal) · Chapter 5

Explained in Chapter 5, How to Run a Negotiation Call: Questions Before Offers, of Negotiation Skills.

How it comes up, in Chapter 5
An open question is one that cannot be answered with a yes or a no. It usually starts with “what” or “how”. A closed question can be answered in one word, and that word ends the subject.
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