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How to...ask a great indirect question in a meeting with confidence
Confident Business English
How to Use Indirect Questions to Get More Information
The auxiliary verb have can be used in the indirect and direct forms. We simply place an if after the indirect question phrase when it's a yes or no question. The key thing that you want to avoid is using the do or does or did auxiliary in your question. I hope this gives you a little bit more confidence to go out and ask your questions in meetings. But go step by step, okay? If you feel a little bit less confident, try maybe writing these sorts of questions online or write it down before if it's face-to-face.
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