Communication

Techniques

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At a Friends of Figma meetup, Zander Whitehurst mentioned this acronym to help form open-ended questions on the spot.

When you use these phrases to begin your questions, it helps you have open-ended conversations with participants and reveals stories and insights.

The letters stand for:

  • “Tell me…” or “Talk me through…”
  • “Explain…”
  • “Describe…”
  • “Walk me through…”