Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 173 · 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.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
3. 3.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) laugh at the asker (b) make up an answer (c) ignore the question (d) say you will find out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) interrupting the asker (c) making up an answer (d) a ten-minute answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) thanking the asker (c) keeping answers short (d) answering only friends
6. 6.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) answering only friends (c) admitting you don’t know (d) keeping answers short
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) start packing up (c) listen till they finish (d) interrupt them
10. 10.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or check if it helped? (a) listen to the question (b) check if it helped
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) answering only friends (c) arguing angrily (d) keeping answers short
12. 12.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) a ten-minute answer (c) answering only friends (d) interrupting the asker
14. 14.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) rolling your eyes (c) interrupting the asker (d) keeping answers short
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
17. 17.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or listen to the question? (a) check if it helped (b) listen to the question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) thanking the asker (c) interrupting the asker (d) making up an answer
19. 19.🙋 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) keeping answers short (c) admitting you don’t know (d) looking at everyone
21. 21.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) making up an answer (c) looking at everyone (d) thanking the asker
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.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Happy now?” (b) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (c) “Any more silly ones?” (d) “Does that help?”
25. 25.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) looking at everyone (c) keeping answers short (d) interrupting the asker
28. 28.🙋 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) a ten-minute answer (c) repeating the question (d) making up an answer
30. 30.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I don’t know. Next.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
33. 33.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) repeating the question (d) arguing angrily
34. 34.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) thanking the asker (c) repeating the question (d) interrupting the asker
35. 35.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or listen to the question? (a) thank the asker (b) listen to the question
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) answering only friends (c) interrupting the asker (d) staying calm
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
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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