Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 776 · 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) a ten-minute answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) rolling your eyes (d) repeating the question
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) rolling your eyes (c) thanking the asker (d) keeping answers short
3. 3.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) ignore the question (c) laugh at the asker (d) say you will find out
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) answering only friends (c) a ten-minute answer (d) arguing angrily
8. 8.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) repeating the question (d) answering only friends
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) keeping answers short
14. 14.🙋 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
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) thanking the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) a ten-minute answer
18. 18.🙋 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
19. 19.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
20. 20.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
21. 21.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
22. 22.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
23. 23.🙋 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
24. 24.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
25. 25.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) a ten-minute answer (c) thanking the asker (d) keeping answers short
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? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
28. 28.🙋 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
29. 29.🙋 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
30. 30.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) a ten-minute answer
31. 31.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
32. 32.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) admitting you don’t know (c) repeating the question (d) making up an answer
35. 35.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) shout over them (b) ignore them all (c) answer only friends (d) take them one by one
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
37. 37.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
40. 40.🙋 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

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