You come into your room in the office and see that everyone is gone. There’s only one person in the room. You want to know where the others are.
You were at a conference. You liked one presentation about big data, but you don’t remember who made it. You want to ask about it.
You don’t know how some part of application works. You have a colleague who has been on the project longer than you. Ask him to explain it to you.
Do you remember who made that presentation about big data?
Did you get my email? Do you know which email I’m talking about? Didn’t you get my email?
You hear some unexpected information from one of your colleagues. You would like to know who they got this information from.
You need some user names and passwords to test your functionality. You don’t know where they are.
You get into your room in the office and see that everyone is celebrating something. You don’t understand what happened.
Can you explain how it works?
Can I help you? Is there anything I can do for you? Is there anything you’d like to ask?
Where did you get that info? How do you know that?
Where is everyone?
Could we have a one-to-one meeting to discuss it? Could we discuss/talk about it one-on-one?
You have joined the call with a candidate. You are going to interview him for the project. You would like to check if the sound is OK.
Who told you that? Where did you get that information?
You are talking about some figures you sent your colleague in an email some time ago. They obviously don’t understand what information and what email you are talking about.
What happened? What’s going on here?
You have noticed that one of your colleagues often works overtime. You want to know how often that happens.
You see a newcomer. He’s looking around and looks lost. You want to offer him your help.
You would like to have a one-on-one meeting with your tech lead to discuss your ideas about a new feature. You want to ask to have a meeting.
Can you hear me well/clearly? Is the sound good/OK?
One of the people on your project is giving you some information, but you don’t understand where they got it from.
How often do you work overtime? How often do you have to work overtime?
Where can I get the usernames and passwords?