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Looking to radically elevate the quality of your conversations?
Ask High Velocity Questions (HVQ's).
A term coined by podcaster @FerraroOnAir, an HVQ is a total game changer.
Here's why HVQ's matter, and how to ask them.
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Ask High Velocity Questions (HVQ's).
A term coined by podcaster @FerraroOnAir, an HVQ is a total game changer.
Here's why HVQ's matter, and how to ask them.
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As Joe defines it, a high velocity question (HVQ):
“Asks one thing but accomplishes multiple things. It can set a tone, make the guest think, and even add an element of surprise for the guest and the audience.“
“Asks one thing but accomplishes multiple things. It can set a tone, make the guest think, and even add an element of surprise for the guest and the audience.“
One example of a HVQ:
Instead of: “How did you go from working on Wall Street to becoming a professional miniature golfer?”
Ask: “What did your wife say when you told her you decided to become a professional miniature golfer?”
Instead of: “How did you go from working on Wall Street to becoming a professional miniature golfer?”
Ask: “What did your wife say when you told her you decided to become a professional miniature golfer?”
There is an equation you can use to determine if a question has velocity:
Ideas per word + idea in a desired direction = HVQ
In other words, a HVQ needs to have speed (ideas per word) and direction (an idea that heads in a desired direction).
Ideas per word + idea in a desired direction = HVQ
In other words, a HVQ needs to have speed (ideas per word) and direction (an idea that heads in a desired direction).
WHY HVQ’s are important
- For the asker:
It can set a tone, makes guests think, and even add an element of surprise for the guest and the audience.
Opening with a high-velocity question lets the guest know that this will not be the typical conversation.
- For the asker:
It can set a tone, makes guests think, and even add an element of surprise for the guest and the audience.
Opening with a high-velocity question lets the guest know that this will not be the typical conversation.
- For the guest:
It demands they search their memory and pull out an anecdote that will often surprise and delight them.
It gets them to think about a situation in a new way AND gets to the center of the journey that the host hopes to take the guest and the audience on.
It demands they search their memory and pull out an anecdote that will often surprise and delight them.
It gets them to think about a situation in a new way AND gets to the center of the journey that the host hopes to take the guest and the audience on.
- For both the host (asker) and guest:
Creativity and discovery flourish in situations where constraints are carefully placed.
Creativity and discovery flourish in situations where constraints are carefully placed.
Moral of the story - ask more HVQ’s!
It’s easier than you think. A one word change can make a big difference:
- A change as simple as using ‘when’ in the example above… “When did you know that you were going to go from Wall Street to becoming a professional miniature golfer?”
It’s easier than you think. A one word change can make a big difference:
- A change as simple as using ‘when’ in the example above… “When did you know that you were going to go from Wall Street to becoming a professional miniature golfer?”
- HVQ’s build rapport and establish a relationship between two people faster than any other method (besides fear & romance, IMO).
- HVQ’s are great for trust building. They allow people to be vulnerable without feeling vulnerable.
- HVQ’s are great for trust building. They allow people to be vulnerable without feeling vulnerable.
- HVQ’s allow the asker to showcase more of their personality and unique traits, while still making the listener feel like the conversation is all about them.
@FerraroOnAir wrote a fantastic article on this concept, which you can find here:
www.onepercentbetterproject.com/new-blog-1/highvelocity.
www.onepercentbetterproject.com/new-blog-1/highvelocity.
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Joe Ferraro @FerraroOnAir
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Apr 4, 2023
Today you will find yourself in a conversation that stalls You look at each other & have no idea what say next Asking a question is a good start, but not enough ❌ How was morning? ❌ What’s going on? ❌ Crazy weather right? These won’t get it done Here’s a better way: