Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 838 · 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: listen to the question or check if it helped? (a) listen to the question (b) check if it helped
2. 2.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) a ten-minute answer (d) repeating the question
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) keeping answers short (c) a ten-minute answer (d) thanking the asker
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
8. 8.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quick and amazing (b) quiz and award (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
11. 11.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
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.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 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
15. 15.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) start packing up (c) look at your notes (d) listen till they finish
16. 16.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙋 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) admitting you don’t know (c) rolling your eyes (d) answering only friends
20. 20.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🙋 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) staying calm (c) thanking the asker (d) making up an answer
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) staying calm
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) answering only friends (c) admitting you don’t know (d) looking at everyone
29. 29.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
30. 30.🙋 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
31. 31.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
32. 32.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) admitting you don’t know
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) repeating the question (c) rolling your eyes (d) making up an answer
36. 36.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) arguing angrily
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
39. 39.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (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: thank the asker or listen to the question? (a) thank the asker (b) listen to the question

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