Massive literature is available out there on what quality requirements are, core components of a requirement, requirements elicitation techniques like brainstorming, document analysis, requirements workshops, etc. Often these are excellent articles. We can all read and understand these concepts. But the real problem for most Junior & Intermediate BAs out there is (1) What sort of questions to ask the stakeholders so as to elicit the different levels/types of requirements? (2). How to ask these questions? How to ask these questions in lame terms? How to probe further for more? How detailed should the requirements be? etc,. These questioning skills may be taken for granted but this is where everything starts, QUESTIONING, & not just questioning for the sake of Questioning.