英语演讲教程AskingandAnsweringQuestions.docx

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英语演讲教程AskingandAnsweringQuestions

英语演讲教程:

AskingandAnsweringQuestions

　　ChapterIVAskingandAnsweringQuestionsI。

InvitingQuestions　　So，let'sthrowitopentoquestions。

　　NowI'dliketoansweranyquestions，ifyouhaveany。

　　NowIamreadytoansweryourquestions，ifany。

　　I'dbegladtotryandansweranyquestions。

　　Arethereanyquestions?

　　Anyquestions?

II。

RaisingQuestionsSignalingYourIntentiontoAskaQuestion　　IwanttoaskDr。

biaquestion。

　　IhaveaguestionforDr。

Anderson。

　　Mr。

Smith，Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou。

　　ThereisaquestionI'dliketoaskProf。

Li。

　　AquestionforMr。

Liu。

　　Onequestion，Dr。

Wei。

　　CouldIaskyouaquestion，Prof。

Li?

　　MayIventuretoaskProf。

Zhangaquestion?

ExpressingYourAttitude　　Beforeaskingyourquestion，youcanexpressyourpositiveattitudeormakeacommentonthespeaker'spresentation。

Forexample，

　　Dr。

Johnson，Iwasfascinatedbyyourdescriptionofyourstudy，butwhatwillhappenif。

。

。

　　Mr。

Li，youdidsplendidwork!

Justonequestion。

AskingtheSpecificQuestion　　Youmentionedverybrieflythatyouusedtwoexperimentsthatwerethesame。

　　Wouldyoupleaseelaborateonthatpoint?

　　Wouldyoubesokindastogivememoreinformationaboutthemethodofyourexperiment?

　　Wouldyoutellmethereasonwhyyousetsuchahightemperature?

　　ComprehensiveSamples

　　Dr。

Wang，I'dliketoraiseonequestion。

First，mayIsayhowmuchIenjoyedtalk。

But，mayIask，doyouhaveexperiencewiththenewmethod?

　　Congratulations，Dr。

Li。

Ican'thelpbutadmireyourachievement。

ButIwanttoknowwhat'syourattitudetowardabuseofantibiotics?

　　I'dliketocongratulateMr。

Liuonaveryinterestingpresentation。

　　MayIaskyouaquestion?

Howdoessubjectiveevaluationdifferfromobjectiveevaluation?

　　First，I'dliketosayyourresearchisveryinteresting。

MayIasktwoquestions?

Doyouseeanyrelationbetweencigarettesmokingandpepticulcers?

Andwhatadvantagedoyouexpectbyusingthisapproach?

III。

ResponsetoQuestionsAskingforRepetition　　Pardon，Icouldn'thearwhatyousaid。

　　Ibegyourpardon，Ididn'tcatchwhatyousaid。

　　I'msorryIforgotyourfirstquestion。

Wouldyoubesokindastosayitagain?

　　I'mnotquitesurgewhatyourquestionis。

　　Ididn'tquitegetthelastpointofyourquestion。

　　Youmean，theremaybesomemistakeinthecalculation?

　　Areyoureferringtothesignificanceofthedifference?

　　Areyousuggestingthatthetemperaturemighthaveaffectedtheresults?

　　IfIunderstandyoucorrectly，youaresaying/asking。

。

。

　　Ididn'tquitecatchthat。

　　Couldyougooverthatagain?

　　I'mnotsurewhatyou'regettingat。

WelcomingtheQuestion　　Welcomethequestionbysaying"thankyou"orcommentingonitsaying"That’sagoodquestion"or"That'sachallengingquestion。

"

　　Thisisaverygoodquestion。

　　Thankyouforthatquestion。

　　I'mgladthisquestionhasbeenbroughtup-

　　Iappreciatethatquestion。

　　Thisisahardquestion。

　　Thisisaninterestingquestion。

　　Thisisabigquestion。

　　I'dbedelightedtoansweryourquestion。

　　I'lltrytoanswerthisquestionverybriefly。

　　Inanswertoyourquestion，Iwouldsaythat。

。

。

　　Icanonlyprovideapartialanswertothatquestion。

　　Letmetrytoansweryourquestionsonebyone。

　　Myanswertoyourfirstquestionis。

。

。

　　MayIansweryoursecondcjuestionfirst?

　　Ihaveonlyapartialanswertoyourquestion。

　　Thankyouforthatquestion。

ThisisachallengingquestionandI'mafraidIcanonlyprovideapartialanswertoit。

Anyway，I'lltrymybesttoanswerit。

RepeatingorParaphrasingtheQuestion　　Questioner:

Haveyoutrieditonhumanbodies?

　　Presenter:

Thisgentlemanwouldliketoknowwhetherwehavetriedthisonhumanbodies。

RespondingtoDifficultorChallengingQuestion　　Question:

Sowhathappensifthenewbudgetisn'tapproved?

　　Answer

（1）:

We'vespenttwomonthspreparingthenewbudget。

It'sagoodbudgetandwe'reconfidentwe'llgetapprovaltoputitintopractice。

　　Answer

（2）:

Thereistoomuchsuppositioninthequestionformetogiveasoundanswer。

　　Thefollowingaresomeotherexamplesofanswerstochallengingquestions:

　　Perhapsinanotheryearorsowecananswerthatquestion，becausethesestudiesarenowinprogress。

　　Wearenowworkingonthisproblemand，ifyouagree，I'llansweryourquestioninafewweeks。

　　TheonlyanswerIcangiveatpresentistowaitafewmoreyears，atwhichtimesomethingbettermightultimatelycomeoutofallourefforts。

　　Ithinkitwillbepossibletoanswerthisquestionwhenmoreexperimentsarecompleted。

　　Theanswertothisquestionneedsfurtherstudy。

　　IhopeIwillbeabletoansweryourquestionlater。

RespondingtoImproperQuestion　　Iappreciateyourinterestinmyresearch，butIjustdon'twanttotalkaboutitnow。

Let'stalkaboutsomethingelse。

　　I'drathernotsay。

　　Whydoyouwanttoknow?

　　Sometimesyoucanrelaythequestionbacktothequestioner。

Forexample，

　　BeforeIansweryouthatquestion，letmeaskyou:

wheredoyouthinkweshouldhavetheproject?

　　Inthisway，sometimesyouencouragethequestionertoanswerhisorherownquestion，e。

g。

"Whatdoyouthink?

Arepeoplepreparedtopayanextra$2forfasterservice?

"

RespondingtotheQuestionsYouDoNotKnow　　Ifyoudon'tknowtheanswertoaparticularquestion，simplyadmitthatyoudon'tknow。

Saysomethinglikethis:

　　"I'msorry。

Idon'thappentoknowtheanswertothatquestion，butI'llbehappytocheckintoitforyou。

"

　　Herearesomefurtherexamples:

　　Idon'tthinkIcanansweryourquestion。

　　IwishIcouldansweryourquestion，butunfortunatelyIhavenogoodanswer。

　　I'mnotsurethatIcanansweryourquestion。

WhatI'mgoingtosayisnotquiteananswertoyourquestion。

　　Anothertechniquetocopewiththesituationistodirecttheattentiontoanotherexpertwhomayknowitoryoucanusetheaudience。

Askifanyonecouldhelpthequestionerandhenceitwon'tbenecessaryforyoutoadmitthatyoudonotknowtheanswer。

Seeexamplesbelow。

　　IthinkthatquestioncouldbebetteransweredbyDr。

Liuthanbyme。

　　IthinkperhapsDr。

Chenwouldbebetterabletoanswerthisquestion。

　　Prof。

Liwouldbeabetterpersontoansweryourquestionsincehehasdonealotofworkinthisfield。

　　Fortunately，Prof。

'Ma，whoisanauthorityinthisarea，is'here。

Ithinknooneismoresuitablethanhimtoansweryourquestion。

　　Dr。

Sawyerisperhapsinabetterpositiontotellussomethingaboutit。

　　PerhapsmycolleagueDr。

Emeryherehassomebetterideas。

　　IthinkitwouldbebetterifProf。

Wuweretomakesomecommentsonthismatter。

　　Avoidusingthefollowingexpressionstoembarrassthequestioner:

　　"I'vealreadyansweredthatbutyouobviouslyweren'tlistening。

"Insteadsaysomethinglike"I'msorryIdidn'texplainthatclearly。

"

　　Avoidtalkingtoonequestioner。

Looktowardstheother，sideoftheconferencehallorroomandindicatethatthereisanotherquestion。

Suggestthatasthereareseveralmorequestioners，'yoncoulddiscusshisorherquestioninmoredetailafteryourtalk。

ReferringBacktotheQuestioner　　Havingfinishedansweringquestions，youshouldcheckthatthequestionerissatisfiedorfurtherelaborationorexplanationiscalledfor。

Thefollowingexpressionsmightbehelpful。

　　DidIansweryourquestion?

　　DidIansweryousatisfactorily?

　　Didyourquestiongetanswered?

　　Idon'tknowwhetherthisansweredyourquestion。

　　Idon'tknowifthisisasatisfactoryanswer。

　　IhopethismayserveasananswertoDr。

Li。

　　Ihopethisanswers~0urquestion。

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，

　　Sometimeswhenquestionlimeisoverandfftimepermits，youcanrestate，yourmainproposition，includinganygoodcommentsfromtheaudienceandignoringadversequestionsorremarks。

Thus，youdemonstratethatyouareconfidentmidcancopecalmlywithcontroversy。

　　Rememberthatyourlastwordstotheaudiencewillberetainedlongestandyouareexpectedtobehaveinaprofessionalmanner。