英语演讲教程-Asking and Answering Questions.doc

演讲稿 英语演讲教程:asking and answering questions chapterivaskingandansweringquestions i.invitingquestions so,letsthrowitopentoquestions. nowidliketoansweranyquestions,ifyouhaveany. nowiamreadytoansweryourquestions,ifany. idbegladtotryandansweranyquestions. arethereanyquestions? anyquestions? ii.raisingquestions signalingyourintentiontoaskaquestion iwanttoaskdr.biaquestion. ihaveaguestionfordr.anderson. mr.smith,ihaveaquestiontoaskyou. thereisaquestionidliketoaskprof.li. aquestionformr.liu. onequestion,dr.wei. couldiaskyouaquestion,prof.li? mayiventuretoaskprof.zhangaquestion? expressingyourattitude beforeaskingyourquestion,youcanexpressyourpositiveattitudeormakeamentonthespeakerspresentation.forexample, dr.johnson,iwasfascinatedbyyourdescriptionofyourstudy,butwhatwillhappenif. mr.li,youdidsplendidwork!justonequestion. askingthespecificquestion youmentionedverybrieflythatyouusedtwoexperimentsthatwerethesame. wouldyoupleaseelaborateonthatpoint? wouldyoubesokindastogivememoreinformationaboutthemethodofyourexperiment? wouldyoutellmethereasonwhyyousetsuchahightemperature? comprehensivesamples dr.wang,idliketoraiseonequestion.first,mayisayhowmuchienjoyedtalk.but,mayiask,doyouhaveexperiencewiththenewmethod? congratulations,dr.li.icanthelpbutadmireyourachievement.butiwanttoknowwhatsyourattitudetowardabuseofantibiotics? idliketocongratulatemr.liuonaveryinterestingpresentation. mayiaskyouaquestion?howdoessubjectiveevaluationdifferfromobjectiveevaluation? first,idliketosayyourresearchisveryinteresting.mayiasktwoquestions?doyouseeanyrelationbetweencigarettesmokingandpepticulcers?andwhatadvantagedoyouexpectbyusingthisapproach? iii.responsetoquestions askingforrepetition pardon,icouldnthearwhatyousaid. ibegyourpardon,ididntcatchwhatyousaid. imsorryiforgotyourfirstquestion.wouldyoubesokindastosayitagain? imnotquitesurgewhatyourquestionis. ididntquitegetthelastpointofyourquestion. youmean,theremaybesomemistakeinthecalculation? areyoureferringtothesignificanceofthedifference? areyousuggestingthatthetemperaturemighthaveaffectedtheresults? ifiunderstandyoucorrectly,youaresaying/asking. ididntquitecatchthat. couldyougooverthatagain? imnotsurewhatyouregettingat. welingthequestion welethequestionbysayingthankyouormentingonitsayingthatsagoodquestionorthatsachallengingquestion. thisisaverygoodquestion. thankyouforthatquestion. imgladthisquestionhasbeenbroughtup- iappreciatethatquestion. thisisahardquestion. thisisaninterestingquestion. thisisabigquestion. idbedelightedtoansweryourquestion. illtrytoanswerthisquestionverybriefly. inanswertoyourquestion,iwouldsaythat. icanonlyprovideapartialanswertothatquestion. letmetrytoansweryourquestionsonebyone. myanswertoyourfirstquestionis. mayiansweryoursecondcjuestionfirst? ihaveonlyapartialanswertoyourquestion. thankyouforthatquestion.thisisachallengingquestionandimafraidicanonlyprovideapartialanswertoit.anyway,illtrymybesttoanswerit. repeatingorparaphrasingthequestion questioner:haveyoutrieditonhumanbodies? presenter:thisgentlemanwouldliketoknowwhetherwehavetriedthisonhumanbodies. respondingtodifficultorchallengingquestion question:sowhathappensifthenewbudgetisntapproved? answer(1):wevespenttwomonthspreparingthenewbudget.itsagoodbudgetandwereconfidentwellgetapprovaltoputitintopractice. answer(2):thereistoomuchsuppositioninthequestionformetogiveasoundanswer. thefollowingaresomeotherexamplesofanswerstochallengingquestions: perhapsinanotheryearorsowecananswerthatquestion,becausethesestudiesarenowinprogress. wearenowworkingonthisproblemand,ifyouagree,illansweryourquestioninafewweeks. theonlyanswericangiveatpresentistowaitafewmoreyears,atwhichtimesomethingbettermightultimatelyeoutofallourefforts. ithinkitwillbepossibletoanswerthisquestionwhenmoreexperimentsarepleted. theanswertothisquestionneedsfurtherstudy. ihopeiwillbeabletoansweryourquestionlater. respondingtoimproperquestion iappreciateyourinterestinmyresearch,butijustdontwanttotalkaboutitnow.letstalkaboutsomethingelse. idrathernotsay. whydoyouwanttoknow? sometimesyoucanrelaythequestionbacktothequestioner.forexample, beforeiansweryouthatquestion,letmeaskyou:wheredoyouthinkweshouldhavetheproject? inthisway,sometimesyouencouragethequestionertoanswerhisorherownquestion,e.g.whatdoyouthink?arepeoplepreparedtopayanextra$2forfasterservice? respondingtothequestionsyoudonotknow ifyoudontknowtheanswertoaparticularquestion,simplyadmitthatyoudontknow.saysomethinglikethis: imsorry.idonthappentoknowtheanswertothatquestion,butillbehappytocheckintoitforyou. herearesomefurtherexamples: idontthinkicanansweryourquestion. iwishicouldansweryourquestion,butunfortunatelyihavenogoodanswer. imnotsurethaticanansweryourquestion.whatimgoingtosayisnotquiteananswertoyourquestion. anothertechniquetocopewiththesituationistodirecttheattentiontoanotherexpertwhomayknowitoryoucanusetheaudience.askifanyonecouldhelpthequestionerandhenceitwontbenecessaryforyoutoadmitthatyoudonotknowtheanswer.seeexamplesbelow. ithinkthatquestioncouldbebetteransweredbydr.liuthanbyme. ithinkperhapsdr.chenwouldbebetterabletoanswerthisquestion. prof.liwouldbeabetterpersontoansweryourquestionsincehehasdonealotofworkinthisfield. fortunately,prof.ma,whoisanauthorityinthisarea,ishere.ithinknooneismoresuitablethanhimtoansweryourquestion. dr.sawyerisperhapsinabetterpositiontotellussomethingaboutit. perhapsmycolleaguedr.emeryherehassomebetterideas. ithinkitwouldbebetterifprof.wuweretomakesomementsonthismatter. avoidusingthefollowingexpressionstoembarrassthequestioner: ivealreadyansweredthatbutyouobviouslywerentlistening.insteadsaysomethinglikeimsorryididntexplainthatclearly. avoidtalkingtoonequestioner.looktowardstheother,sideoftheconferencehallorroomandindicatethatthereisanotherquestion.suggestthatasthereareseveralmorequestioners,yoncoulddiscusshisorherquestioninmoredetailafteryourtalk. referringbacktothequestioner havingfinishedansweringquestions,youshouldcheckthatthequestioneris