Exam 24: Answering Questions

Answering questions at the end makes it possible for audience members to ______ how you answered a question.

Sometimes a speaker solicits questions from the audience in advance, perhaps passing out notecards and asking potential receivers to jot down and submit questions they would like answered.

So that they feel free to ask questions, you should let your audience know that there are no "______ questions."

Sometimes, if a question occurs to you as an audience member, you find it difficult to maintain your ______ on what the speaker is saying.

A listener may raise an ______ question, one that could throw your presentation off track.

Discuss and exemplify how you can take your time to think through your answer before responding.

Why should a speaker anticipate difficult questions?

A speaker can solicit questions from the audience in advance by ______.

Questions asked by audience members may do which of the following?

Which is an appropriate way to respond to someone who interrupts with a question?

If you are giving a ______ presentation, for example, your boss may interrupt with a question at any point-and you likely have no choice but to stop and answer it.

Being able to put yourself in the shoes of audience members will allow you to ______.

Answering the entire audience will make it less likely that the person asking the question will become ______ if he or she does not like your answer.

A Q&A session should not ______ without warning.

The Q&A session, while enjoyable, can also be quite ______.

We tend to remember what we hear ______ and ______ losing much of the middle over time.

Every question deserves an answer that demonstrates ______.

Often a nervous habit, speakers may solicit questions personally from the audience at the outset of a presentation.

Speakers may lose ground if their answers leave receivers ______.

Adhere to protocol when fielding questions: The closest person to you should be the first you answer.