The ABCs Of Q & A Sessions In Public Speaking

The ABCs Of Q & A Sessions In Public Speaking

During presentations, it is the question and answer part that serves as a good occasion to know how much the audience understood or how much they did not understand from all of that speaking you did. It is also the best opportunity to be able to show your sense of humor, if you have one. Also, the question and answer portion is a good means to get your audience to participate.

The most used way, if not the most boring one, to open up the question and answer portion is: are there any questions? Or, Now lets take in questions.

To make the presentation more fun for them as well as for you, as the presenter, to appear you are enjoying your time and are also having fun, why dont you try saying this as a way to open up the session on question and answer: The last presentation I had, the first question I received was, `Arent you tired yet? and `Do you have the time?

In order for you to continually captivate your audience, you should as much as possible try to do something different from the regular presentations people do. It is also a good idea if you prepare for the question and answer part. Try to spend...