Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 431 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) rolling your eyes (c) answering only friends (d) arguing angrily
2. 2.🙋 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
3. 3.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
5. 5.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) keeping answers short
12. 12.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quick and amazing (b) queue and arrive (c) quiz and award (d) questions and answers
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) looking at everyone (c) arguing angrily (d) repeating the question
14. 14.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) admitting you don’t know (c) staying calm (d) thanking the asker
15. 15.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) answering only friends (c) thanking the asker (d) making up an answer
16. 16.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
17. 17.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
18. 18.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
19. 19.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I don’t know. Next.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) answering only friends (c) making up an answer (d) rolling your eyes
21. 21.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
22. 22.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) shout over them (b) answer only friends (c) take them one by one (d) ignore them all
23. 23.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) ignore the question (b) make up an answer (c) laugh at the asker (d) say you will find out
24. 24.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) making up an answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) staying calm
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) thanking the asker (c) interrupting the asker (d) keeping answers short
29. 29.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) staying calm (d) arguing angrily
31. 31.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (b) “Does that help?” (c) “Any more silly ones?” (d) “Happy now?”
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
34. 34.🙋 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) repeating the question (d) arguing angrily
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) repeating the question (c) rolling your eyes (d) interrupting the asker
38. 38.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
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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