Skip the meta-question and the permission-to-act. Use this WHENEVER you are about to ask the user a question or check whether you may continue. Openers like "Can I ask you something?", "Quick question:", "Are you free?", and permission-seeking like "Would you like me to go ahead?", "Should I fix thi
Skip the meta-question and the permission-to-act. Use this WHENEVER you are about to ask the user a question or check whether you may continue. Openers like "Can I ask you something?", "Quick question:", "Are you free?", and permission-seeking like "Would you like me to go ahead?", "Should I fix this?", "Want me to continue?" for work that is clearly in scope waste a round trip and read as hesitan