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| Dealing with Questions | Dealing with questions
Very often this stage of your oral exam makes you feel nervous and stressed. However there are some tips how to deal with questions and stay calm. First of all, you should know that the examiner can ask you questions about: - your knowledge of the subject - your experience in this field - your personal opinion or judgement of the issue Also you can be aked to compare, analyze, forcast, assess some of the issues in your talk. Bearing this in mind you can try to predict possible questions and get ready with some answers. Besides you should know some rules: - Keep cool if a questioner disagrees with you or asks hard questions. Questions do not mean you did not explain the topic good enough, but that their interest is deeper than the average audience. If you are not able to answer the question you can say "I'm afraid, I can not give you an answer right now. I need to do some more research/I need to consult..."
- Always allow time at the end of the presentation for questions. After inviting questions, do not rush ahead if no one asks a question. Pause for about 6 seconds to allow the audience to gather their thoughts. When a question is asked, repeat the question to ensure that everyone heard it (and that you heard it correctly). When answering, direct your remarks to the entire audience. That way, you keep everyone focused, not just the questioner. To reinforce your presentation, try to relate the question back to the main points.
- Make sure you listen to the question being asked. If you do not understand it, ask them to clarify. Pause to think about the question as the answer you give may be correct, but ignore the main issue.
- Answers that last 10 to 40 seconds work best. If they are too short, they seem abrupt; while longer answers appear too elaborate. Also, be sure to keep on track. Do not let off-the-wall questions sidetrack you into areas that are not relevant to the presentation.
- If someone takes issue with something you said, try to find a way to agree with part of their argument. For example, "Yes, I understand your position..." or "I'm glad you raised that point, but..." The idea is to praise their point and agree with them.
- Be polite with all questioners, even if they ask difficult questions. They are showing interest in what you have to say and they deserve attention. Sometimes you can reformulate a question. Or answer the question with another question. Or even ask for comment from the rest of the audience.
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Practice
| Task 1. You have been working hard on the Presentation.
Economics - Topic: Cultural Diversity
Sociology - Topic: Young Children and Socialization
Now brainstorm and make a possible list of questions that can be asked at the exam. Make 2 questions for each of the categories. Remeber about the main groups of questions.
- your knowledge of the subject
- your experience in this field
- your personal opinion or judgement of the issue
- you can be asked to - compare some issues, analyze some data, assess some issues in your talk.
Task 2. Having finished with this list, make sure that you can answer them all and write the answers on a piece of paper!
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Date: 2015-12-11; view: 667
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