I’m taking an online writing course.
Many of the attendees are lurkers.
They aren’t asking any questions
or presenting their work to be critiqued.
This is AWESOME for the rest of us.
The presenter is spending more time
on our questions,
on our issues.
She’s personalizing the course
for our needs.
A good presenter or professor
will do that.
She’ll tailor her workshop
to the audience.
How does she judge
what the audience is interested in?
By the questions asked.
If all of the questions
are about social media,
a marketing workshop
becomes a social media workshop.
If you want a course to address your needs,
ask questions related to those needs.
If you don’t have any questions to ask,
why are you taking this course?