Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 774 · 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 of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) a ten-minute answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) arguing angrily
2. 2.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙋 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
4. 4.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) start packing up (c) listen till they finish (d) look at your notes
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.🙋 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) looking at everyone (c) arguing angrily (d) a ten-minute answer
9. 9.🙋 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
10. 10.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) repeating the question (d) making up an answer
13. 13.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) ignore the question (b) make up an answer (c) say you will find out (d) laugh at the asker
14. 14.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) keeping answers short (c) a ten-minute answer (d) arguing angrily
16. 16.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) arguing angrily (c) rolling your eyes (d) interrupting the asker
17. 17.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) staying calm (c) arguing angrily (d) thanking the asker
20. 20.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) rolling your eyes (c) arguing angrily (d) staying calm
23. 23.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Happy now?” (b) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (c) “Does that help?” (d) “Any more silly ones?”
24. 24.🙋 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
25. 25.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.🙋 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
28. 28.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
29. 29.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
30. 30.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) admitting you don’t know (d) making up an answer
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making up an answer (c) thanking the asker (d) admitting you don’t know
35. 35.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) shout over them (b) ignore them all (c) take them one by one (d) answer only friends
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) arguing angrily (d) admitting you don’t know
38. 38.🙋 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
39. 39.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) answering only friends (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
40. 40.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit

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