Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 775 · 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.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
2. 2.🙋 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) answering only friends (c) keeping answers short (d) thanking the asker
4. 4.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) take them one by one (c) answer only friends (d) shout over them
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) arguing angrily (c) interrupting the asker (d) answering only friends
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
8. 8.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or check if it helped? (a) thank the asker (b) check if it helped
9. 9.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) admitting you don’t know (c) rolling your eyes (d) thanking the asker
10. 10.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) looking at everyone
12. 12.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) staying calm (c) thanking the asker (d) looking at everyone
16. 16.🙋 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) admitting you don’t know
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) a ten-minute answer (c) arguing angrily (d) rolling your eyes
19. 19.🙋 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
20. 20.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
21. 21.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
24. 24.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) a ten-minute answer (c) thanking the asker (d) rolling your eyes
26. 26.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) listen till they finish (b) interrupt them (c) look at your notes (d) start packing up
27. 27.🙋 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
28. 28.🙋 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
29. 29.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) interrupting the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) thanking the asker
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) making up an answer (c) answering only friends (d) interrupting the asker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) making up an answer (c) staying calm (d) rolling your eyes
35. 35.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) admitting you don’t know (c) making up an answer (d) arguing angrily
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) repeating the question (c) admitting you don’t know (d) thanking the asker
38. 38.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) staying calm (c) a ten-minute answer (d) keeping answers short
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) keeping answers short (c) repeating the question (d) staying calm

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