Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 861 · 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.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) keeping answers short (c) repeating the question (d) staying calm
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) answering only friends (d) making up an answer
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
7. 7.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
10. 10.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (b) “Any more silly ones?” (c) “Happy now?” (d) “Does that help?”
11. 11.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
12. 12.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) keeping answers short (d) rolling your eyes
16. 16.🙋 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
17. 17.🙋 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
18. 18.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
19. 19.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🙋 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
24. 24.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙋 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
26. 26.🙋 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
27. 27.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) look at your notes (c) start packing up (d) listen till they finish
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) looking at everyone (c) admitting you don’t know (d) making up an answer
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) rolling your eyes
32. 32.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the question (c) answering only friends (d) looking at everyone
35. 35.🙋 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) rolling your eyes (c) answering only friends (d) repeating the question
37. 37.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True

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