Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 706 · 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.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
2. 2.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) making up an answer (c) a ten-minute answer (d) interrupting the asker
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) thanking the asker (d) interrupting the asker
8. 8.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Does that help?” (c) “Happy now?” (d) “Wasn’t it obvious?”
11. 11.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) repeating the question (d) rolling your eyes
12. 12.🙋 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) interrupting the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) keeping answers short
14. 14.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) queue and arrive (b) questions and answers (c) quick and amazing (d) quiz and award
16. 16.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) answering only friends (d) a ten-minute answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) answering only friends (c) admitting you don’t know (d) a ten-minute answer
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) keeping answers short (c) admitting you don’t know (d) arguing angrily
20. 20.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) guess and answer (c) pretend you heard (d) politely ask again
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
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.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
25. 25.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) admitting you don’t know (c) thanking the asker (d) rolling your eyes
26. 26.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) staying calm (c) arguing angrily (d) rolling your eyes
27. 27.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) laugh at the asker (b) say you will find out (c) ignore the question (d) make up an answer
28. 28.🙋 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
29. 29.🙋 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) arguing angrily
31. 31.🙋 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
32. 32.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
33. 33.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
36. 36.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
39. 39.🙋 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
40. 40.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False

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