Politeness permeates and sets rules for social action, especially in socially sensible contexts like requesting, with every member of the ‘ensemble’ constantly reevaluating relationships through forms of polite interaction. Within this context, The Art of Requesting seeks to add to the extensive body of research. The project consists of multiple undergraduate and graduate theses researching a selection of head-act request strategies’ production and perception in terms of politeness and indirectness via an online questionnaire.