Doesn't Hurt to Ask: Using the Power of Questions to Communicate, Connect, and Persuade

Last updated October 31, 2026

By Trey Gowdy

Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor who represented South Carolina in Congress from 2011 to 2019, shows how to make a case by asking questions instead of making speeches. Drawing on trials he prosecuted and hearings he led in Congress, he explains how to know your audience and your facts, frame the right question and use questions to lead people toward a conclusion, whether in a boardroom, a classroom or at the kitchen table.

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