Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 108 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Listen, thank, answer, check): Steps: 1 listen to the whole question, 2 thank the asker, 3 answer briefly, 4 check if it helped. Polite: “Great question — thank you.”, “I am not sure, but I will find out.”, “Could you please repeat the question?” Impolite: “That is a silly question.”, “I already said that.”, “Ask someone else.” Take questions one by one, fairly.

1. 1.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
2. 2.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
3. 3.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) answering only friends (c) keeping answers short (d) arguing angrily
5. 5.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
10. 10.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
12. 12.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or check if it helped? (a) thank the asker (b) check if it helped
13. 13.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or answer briefly? (a) check if it helped (b) answer briefly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) arguing angrily (c) staying calm (d) a ten-minute answer
15. 15.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) pretend you heard (c) walk away (d) politely ask again
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
17. 17.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
18. 18.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) quick and amazing (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) a ten-minute answer (d) thanking the asker
20. 20.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
21. 21.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) repeating the question (c) answering only friends (d) making up an answer
23. 23.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) thanking the asker (c) making up an answer (d) looking at everyone
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) looking at everyone
26. 26.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or check if it helped? (a) answer briefly (b) check if it helped
27. 27.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) making up an answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) staying calm
28. 28.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
29. 29.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) making up an answer (d) rolling your eyes
31. 31.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or thank the asker? (a) listen to the question (b) thank the asker
32. 32.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
33. 33.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) say you will find out (b) ignore the question (c) laugh at the asker (d) make up an answer
36. 36.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or answer briefly? (a) listen to the question (b) answer briefly
37. 37.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
38. 38.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or thank the asker? (a) check if it helped (b) thank the asker

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