Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 969 · 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.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙋 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) repeating the question (c) keeping answers short (d) looking at everyone
4. 4.🙋 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
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: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) making up an answer (c) repeating the question (d) looking at everyone
9. 9.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
10. 10.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Happy now?” (b) “Any more silly ones?” (c) “Does that help?” (d) “Wasn’t it obvious?”
11. 11.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) a ten-minute answer (c) looking at everyone (d) arguing angrily
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) answer only friends (b) take them one by one (c) ignore them all (d) shout over them
15. 15.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) arguing angrily (c) answering only friends (d) thanking the asker
19. 19.🙋 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
20. 20.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) admitting you don’t know (c) interrupting the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
25. 25.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
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.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
28. 28.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) start packing up (c) listen till they finish (d) look at your notes
29. 29.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) making up an answer (c) looking at everyone (d) arguing angrily
30. 30.🙋 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
31. 31.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) arguing angrily (c) rolling your eyes (d) making up an answer
32. 32.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) queue and arrive (c) questions and answers (d) quick and amazing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) arguing angrily (d) staying calm
34. 34.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) looking at everyone (c) answering only friends (d) admitting you don’t know
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) looking at everyone (c) interrupting the asker (d) staying calm
37. 37.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) thanking the asker (c) staying calm (d) making up an answer
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) arguing angrily (c) answering only friends (d) rolling your eyes

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