When preparing for questions, there are guidelines to keep in mind, such as "If you don't understand a question, ask the questioner to rephrase it." Please name five more guidelines.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

- Announce your plan for handling questions at the beginning of your presentation. If you don't plan to allow questions during your presentation, perhaps let people know they can approach you later.- Repeat questions to make sure everyone in the audience hears them.- If you don't understand a question, ask the questioner to rephrase it.- Be prepared to answer questions about information in your presentation that is new, controversial, or unexpected.- If you can't answer a question, admit it, indicate you will find out the answer and report back to the group, and then move on.- If one person is completely confused and asks too many questions, especially questions that most of the audience already knows the answer to, ask this person to talk to you after the presentation so that the focus of your presentation doesn't get derailed.- Don't be defensive about hostile questions. Treat every person's question as important, and respond courteously.- Keep your answers brief. If you need additional time to respond to a question, arrange for it after your presentation.- Be prepared to end a question-and-answer session; for example, state, "We have time for one more question."- Consider offering to answer questions after the session, or provide your contact information and invite people to send you questions.