Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 337 · 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: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
3. 3.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) pretend you heard (b) walk away (c) guess and answer (d) politely ask again
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) arguing angrily (d) admitting you don’t know
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) looking at everyone (c) staying calm (d) thanking the asker
7. 7.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or listen to the question? (a) answer briefly (b) listen to the question
8. 8.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) answering only friends (c) repeating the question (d) making up an answer
9. 9.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
10. 10.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.🙋 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) looking at everyone (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
14. 14.🙋 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
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
17. 17.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙋 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
19. 19.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) admitting you don’t know (c) interrupting the asker (d) answering only friends
22. 22.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
23. 23.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Happy now?” (c) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (d) “Does that help?”
25. 25.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) rolling your eyes (c) a ten-minute answer (d) arguing angrily
26. 26.🙋 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) making up an answer (d) looking at everyone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) thanking the asker (d) staying calm
29. 29.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) looking at everyone (c) interrupting the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
30. 30.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
32. 32.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) thanking the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) rolling your eyes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) rolling your eyes (c) keeping answers short (d) making up an answer
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) making up an answer (c) answering only friends (d) staying calm
38. 38.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) arguing angrily (c) thanking the asker (d) repeating the question
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) making up an answer (c) keeping answers short (d) looking at everyone
40. 40.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit

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