Control the Room With Questions, Not Answers

Control the Room With Questions, Not Answers

June 26, 2026 · 12 min · Episode 247

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Dr. Grace Lee discusses how asking the right questions can control the dynamics of a meeting.

In a high-stakes meeting, the pressure is to have the right answer ready. But the person asking the questions is the one quietly steering the room, and that role is open to anyone prepared to take it. Discover Dr. Grace's mentorship programs to see if it's the right fit: https://masteryinsights.com/mentorship-pc What is FLARE? FLARE is a framework for asking better questions, created by Dr. Grace Lee. It stands for Formulate, Learn, Analyze, Reflect, and Expand. Each step trains part of how you prepare for and move through a conversation: formulating questions that create fair exchange, learning for mastery rather than information, analyzing the purpose and the people and the context of the meeting, reflecting internally to hear meaning rather than only words, and expanding your time horizons, your sense of space, and your perspectives. The result is the ability to ask questions with enough depth to guide a conversation instead of reacting to it. Key Concepts FLARE: A five-step framework for asking better questions. Formulate, Learn, Analyze, Reflect, Expand. Fair Exchange: Formulating questions that benefit both people in a conversation, not only to satisfy your own curiosity…

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