Questions and Answers
Here are some ways of dealing with questions when you are the SPEAKER:
When you don’t want to answer:
- To be honest, I’m not really the person to ask about that.
When someone interrupts you:
- Sorry, could I just finish?
When you finally understand what they want to know:
- Oh I see. So what you are asking is …
When you realise they don’t understand what you said:
- Perhaps I didn’t make myself clear. What I was trying to say was …
If you don’t want to tell everyone:
- Perhaps we can talk about it when I have finished.
To close off the presentation:
- If there are no more questions, we should stop there.
Here are some ways of getting an answer when you are the QUESTIONER:
When the answer doesn’t give you the information you want:
- Yes, that may be so, but what I want to know is …
When the answer is evasive:
- Yes, but you still haven’t answered my question.
If you are sceptical and want more detail:
- Well, I’m not so sure. Can you give us an example to illustrate that?
If you don’t agree:
- That may be so, but I still think …
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Cecilia
Oct 10, 2012, 9:58 pmThanks for your effort in setting up so many useful exercises. It is always a pleasure to read them! Keep it up.
shajicg
Oct 10, 2012, 4:16 amThanks for your tips. It is very helpful.
Shaji
vivek
Oct 10, 2012, 4:05 pmThank you so much sir………..
peter
Oct 10, 2012, 7:37 amthank you
Renko
Oct 10, 2012, 1:42 amThanks so much for you tips. They’re really helpful.
Tassawur Hussain
Jan 1, 2013, 10:20 amHi & A.salam,
Now i am live in Pakistan & recently i am staring English language in Domino. Please give me advice how can improve my English?
Best Regards,
Tassawur Hussain shaikh
Pakistan
Cleiton Rafael.
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Bahar
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Adam
Jan 1, 2014, 12:00 pmThank you very much for the lesson