PUTTING QUESTIONS OFF (meeting)Quiz

What is a polite way to request participants to hold their questions until the end of the presentation?

• ‘’Let's discuss questions after the meeting.’’

• ‘’We will answer questions during the presentation.’’

• ‘’There will be an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation. ‘’

• ‘’Please ask your questions at any time during the presentation.’’

If participants still try to ask questions at a non-designated time, what can you politely remind them of?

• The meeting agenda

• The ground rules

• The presentation slides

• The meeting location

What is a polite way to put off a question that will be addressed later in the presentation?

• ‘’I'm not going to answer that question.’’

• ‘’I don't know the answer to that question.’’

• ‘’I'll answer that question now.’’

• ‘’I'm actually going to talk about that in just a moment. ‘’

If you don't have the information to answer a question, what can you say?

• ‘’I don't care about your question.’’

• ‘’I'll answer that question in the next meeting.’’

• ‘’I'm going to have to look into it after the meeting. ‘’

• ‘’I have the answer, but I won't tell you now.’’

What is a polite way to put off a question that is unrelated to the main purpose of the meeting?

• ‘’I'm not interested in your question.’’

• ‘’I don't have time for your question.’’

• ‘’I don't want to discuss that now.’’

• ‘’Let's talk about that after the meeting, if that's all right with you.’’

What should you do if someone asks about something that you are going to address at a later point in the presentation?

• Answer the question immediately

• Ignore the question

• Ask the person to leave the meeting

• Politely put off the question