This is similar to the Elevator Speech. This time, though, it is that magical question that grabs someone’s attention, or opens up a problem. It can also be used, with skill, to ask the deadly question that exposes confusion, ambiguity or even falsehood.
What it is good for:
- Training the analysing, critical brain to see the crux of the issue
- Developing powerful communication strategies
- Improve the quality of discussions by improving people’s ability to ask good questions
Ways you might use it:
- Have a small group or person give a presentation. Have those listening write an ‘elevator question’
- Break into small groups after a speech or other input such as watching a DVD or audio and find the right elevator question for it.
- Listen to or read a speech that you think is profoundly wrong. Try to devise a killer ‘elevator question’ that would make it fall apart.
- Brainstorm for an Elevator Question that would grab people’s attention for your fundraising appeal. How might you then use it?
Case study: The Elevator Question goes comic
One of us at Lokahi was once on a panel for appointing the new head of a College. This was the question put by our colleague to one unfortunate candidate: ‘I see you gave your inaugural lecture on “The Perfect Tomato”… What was your killer paragraph?’
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