HOW TO GIVE SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATIONS(4)

How to Deal with Questions

Four Basic Types of Questions:

1. Good questions:

Thank the people for asking them. They help you to get your message cross to the audience better.

2. Difficult questions:

These are the ones you can’t or prefer not to answer. Say you don’t know, offer to find out or ask the questioners what they think.

3. Unnecessary questions:

You have already given this information.

Point this out, answer briefly again and move on.

4. Irrelevant questions:

Try not to sound rude, but move on.

1. Good point.

2. Well, as I mentioned earlier, …

3. Interesting. What do you think?

4. I’m afraid I don’t have that information with me.

5. To be honest, I think that raises a different issue