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The Ten Ps of Dealing with Questions
Presenters and those making speeches will frequently be faced with having to answer questions. Sometimes these will be simple questions asked at the end of your talk and lasting only a minute or two. At other times you may be involved in lengthy panel discussions that take place after a series of presentations. In any situation, though, you will want to answer questions well. Here is a ten point plan for dealing with questions and answers when you speak. I call it the Ten Ps of Question Handling. 1. Prepare 2. Predict 3. Practice 4. Probe 5. Prevent 6. Pause 7. Paraphrase 8. Pass the buck 9. Pathway 10. Part company Graham Jones runs The Presentation Business at http://www.presentationbiz.com which helps people become great public speakers.
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