Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 682 · 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 silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙋 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
3. 3.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good 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) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
9. 9.🙋 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) interrupting the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) staying calm
11. 11.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) shout over them (b) take them one by one (c) ignore them all (d) answer only friends
12. 12.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
13. 13.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Happy now?” (c) “Does that help?” (d) “Wasn’t it obvious?”
14. 14.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) a ten-minute answer (d) looking at everyone
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the question (c) making up an answer (d) keeping answers short
18. 18.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
20. 20.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) laugh at the asker (b) say you will find out (c) make up an answer (d) ignore the question
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🙋 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
24. 24.🙋 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
25. 25.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
26. 26.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
27. 27.🙋 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
28. 28.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) making up an answer (c) keeping answers short (d) rolling your eyes
30. 30.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) arguing angrily (c) answering only friends (d) thanking the asker
31. 31.🙋 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
32. 32.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) politely ask again (b) guess and answer (c) walk away (d) pretend you heard
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.🙋 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) staying calm (c) repeating the question (d) keeping answers short
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) staying calm (c) interrupting the asker (d) keeping answers short
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) a ten-minute answer (d) repeating the question

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