Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 845 · 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: check if it helped or answer briefly? (a) check if it helped (b) answer briefly
2. 2.🙋 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
3. 3.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
4. 4.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
5. 5.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) queue and arrive (b) quick and amazing (c) quiz and award (d) questions and answers
6. 6.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) pretend you heard (c) walk away (d) politely ask again
8. 8.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
9. 9.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) looking at everyone (d) rolling your eyes
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
14. 14.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) keeping answers short (d) making up an answer
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
18. 18.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) listen till they finish (c) start packing up (d) interrupt them
19. 19.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) arguing angrily (d) repeating the question
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) looking at everyone (c) interrupting the asker (d) answering only friends
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) admitting you don’t know (c) interrupting the asker (d) answering only friends
29. 29.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) staying calm (c) looking at everyone (d) rolling your eyes
30. 30.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Does that help?” (c) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (d) “Happy now?”
31. 31.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) keeping answers short (c) repeating the question (d) answering only friends
32. 32.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
33. 33.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) keeping answers short (c) answering only friends (d) interrupting the asker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) thanking the asker
35. 35.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) a ten-minute answer (d) looking at everyone
38. 38.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) making up an answer (d) repeating the question
40. 40.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True

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