188 brilliant meetings G Prepare questions in advance. G Remain positive when you phrase and ask a question. brilliant tip Asking the correct type and style of question makes it easier for the people around you to provide the appropriate answer. Do not expect to become an instant expert in questioning techniques Effective questioning is a skill Effective questioning is that needs to be nurtured and a skill that needs to be practised. You can practise nurtured and practised these skills in a social environ- ment; try using different types of questions with your family when enquiring about holidays/work/school, etc. brilliant quote `The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a creative mind to spot wrong questions.' Anthony Jay Dealing with challenging behaviour Most meeting participants focus well on dealing with the topics under discussion. There will, however, be occasions when the behaviour experienced is less than ideal, unhelpful even. Quite often those participants even may be unaware that they are being unhelpful so, in case you come across examples of these