Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 45 · 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.🙋 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) looking at everyone (c) answering only friends (d) rolling your eyes
3. 3.🙋 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
4. 4.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) laugh at the asker (b) make up an answer (c) say you will find out (d) ignore the question
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
10. 10.🙋 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) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
11. 11.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
13. 13.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) repeating the question
15. 15.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) pretend you heard (b) walk away (c) politely ask again (d) guess and answer
16. 16.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) interrupting the asker (c) rolling your eyes (d) answering only friends
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) making up an answer (c) thanking the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
19. 19.🙋 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
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) repeating the question (c) looking at everyone (d) staying calm
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
24. 24.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙋 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) interrupting the asker (c) repeating the question (d) arguing angrily
32. 32.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) rolling your eyes (c) looking at everyone (d) thanking the asker
34. 34.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) looking at everyone
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) answering only friends (c) staying calm (d) admitting you don’t know
36. 36.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
38. 38.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) keeping answers short (c) arguing angrily (d) making up an answer
40. 40.🙋 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

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