Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 780 · 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.🙋 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
2. 2.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) rolling your eyes (d) repeating the question
3. 3.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) looking at everyone
5. 5.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) answering only friends (c) arguing angrily (d) interrupting the asker
6. 6.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙋 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
8. 8.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) admitting you don’t know
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) a ten-minute answer (d) rolling your eyes
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) ignore the question (b) say you will find out (c) make up an answer (d) laugh at the asker
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) look at your notes (c) start packing up (d) listen till they finish
15. 15.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
16. 16.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
18. 18.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) walk away (c) politely ask again (d) pretend you heard
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) admitting you don’t know (c) making up an answer (d) keeping answers short
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) admitting you don’t know (c) arguing angrily (d) thanking the asker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) staying calm
22. 22.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) a ten-minute answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) admitting you don’t know
24. 24.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (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? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) staying calm (c) interrupting the asker (d) admitting you don’t know
28. 28.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
30. 30.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙋 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
36. 36.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) answering only friends (c) interrupting the asker (d) admitting you don’t know
39. 39.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) interrupting the asker (c) thanking the asker (d) answering only friends
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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