国际会议交流英语1--asking-and-answering-questions

EnglishforInternationalConferenceCommunication,Askingandansweringquestions,Featuresofquestion-raisers,InsidersinthefieldFamiliaritywiththepresentationcontentIntentionoffault-finding,Natureofquestions,ExtensivenessUnpredictabilityTimeliness,Purposesofquestions,QuestionsforclarifyingproblemsQuestionsforshowingspecialinterestQuestionsforraisingdifferentopinionsQuestionsforinformation-huntingRebukingQuestions,commonquestions,Whatarethemethodologicallimitationsinthisstudyandhowwouldyoucorrectthemgivenunlimitedtimeandmoney?Whatdidyoulikebestandleastaboutthisstudy?,Whatdidyoulearnfromthisproject?Howwouldyouinterpretthesefindingsinlightofthe_Theory?Inotherwords,beabletointerpretyourfindingsbasedonanyoftheauthorsthatyoumentionedinyourLiteratureReview.,Pleasediscusshowyourfindingsfitordontfitwithyourtheoreticalframework.Whatrecommendationsandimplicationsarethereforpractitionersinyourdiscipline?,Whatrecommendationsdoyouhaveforfutureresearch?Whatspecificaspectsofyourfindingscanbeutilizedbyintheirpractice?Whatisthemostimportantcontributionofyourthesis?Canyousayitinoneortwosentences?,Ifyouweretodoitalloveragain,whatchangeswouldyoumake?Arethereanyclosingcommentsyouwouldliketomake?(Mentionhowmuchyouhavelearnedthroughtheresearchandshowyourthankstoeachcommitteemember).,Questionsforclarifyingproblems,Examples,Idontquiteunderstandwhatyoureallymeanbysaying“”.Canyouexplainitagain?Iwouldliketoaskyouaquestion,orrather,makearequest.Isitpossibleforyoutoshowmeagainyourlastslide?.,Questionsforshowingspecialinterest,Examples,Imverymuchinterestedinhearingyourpresentationtodaysincetheworkwearegoingtostarthassomeconnectionswithyours.Now,wouldyoupleasesayafewmorewordsaboutthe?Particularlyatitspreliminarystage?,Answerstoordinaryquestions,Question:Idontquiteunderstandwhatyoureallymeanbysaying.Canyouexplainitagain?Answer:Toansweryourquestion,IdliketorepeatthethirdpointofwhatIsaidjustnow.well,Iwassaying,Threestepstoanswerthiskindofquestion,RepetitionofthequestionAnswerthequestion:tooffertheinformationorexplanationcalledforReassurance:toseeiffurtherexplanationisneeded,Isthatcleartoyou?,AmImakingmyselfclear?,DidImakeeverythingclear?,Questionsforraisingdifferentopinions,Perhapswerelookingattheproblemfromdifferentviewpoints.Tothebestofmyknowledge,whatyousayseemstobetheoreticallyunclearinForexample,Couldyougiveusfurtherexplanationonthataspect.,Imveryinterestedinhearingyourpresentationonthepositiveanalysisofefficientmarkethypothesis.Buttothebestofmyknowledge,yourviewpointthatseemstobeunreasonable.Imafraidthat.(audiencesopinion)Couldyougiveusfurtherexplanationonthataspect?,Answerstoquestionsofdisagreement,Well,judgingfromyourquestion,Icanseethatyourunderstandingofmyviewpointsseemstobesomewhatdifferentfrommyoriginalintention.ThatawkwardnesswasduetothesoshorttimethatIcouldntputitclearly.HereIdliketoexplainitbriefly.Myoriginalintentionis,Imafraidthatourdifferentviewsonthepointmaycomefromthedifferentanglesfromwhichwerelookingattheproblem.Myideaismainlyoutofthetheoreticalconsiderations,specifically,onthebasisofthefollowingthreeaspects:thefirstpointis,Questionsforinformation-hunting,Examples,Question:Asyoumentionedinyourtalk,youremakingtheexperimentsonImnotspecializedinthesubject,butImsureitwillinvolvearathercomplicatedtechnologicalprocess.Wouldyoumindtellingusmoreaboutthat?,Answerstoinformation-huntingquestions,AsIsaidinmyspeech,wehaventyetfinalizedtheresultsoftheentireexperimentbecausesomeofthetechnicalindexestobemeasuredarestillunderway.SoImafraiditsabitdifficultformetopresentanymorequantitativeinformationatthemoment.ButIcantellyoutheframeworkoftheexperimentifyouareinterested,andIwouldliketoinformyouofthefinalresultsassoonastheexperimentisfinished.AndIalsohopetocommunicatewithyouinexchangingthiskindofinformationintheyearstocome,(aquestionraisedtoofferthespecimen)Imverygladthatyoureinterestedinourspecimen.Inyourquestionyouweresayingaboutwhich,tomyunderstanding,maymeanthespecificpropertiesofthespecimen.Tothat,Imafraid,itshardtotellwithintheshortspaceoftimenow.ButIhavebroughtwithmesomerelevantprintedmaterialsandIdliketohaveatalkwithyouafterthesession,ifyoureinterested.Whatdoyouthinkofthat?,Questionsraisedduetootherreasons,AttractattentionDepreciatethespeakerRaisingobstaclesOthernon-professional,privateorunfriendlyintentions,Torebukingquestions,Occasionallythequestionersmightbearrogantorunreasonable,ormightbenitpickingormightgobeyondthefieldofacademicdiscussion.,SincemanycompaniesincludingIBMandMicrosoftaredevelopingnewversionsofdataconferencetools,doyouthinkwhatyouhavedoneiscompletelyuseless?Imsorrytobringthisup,butyouseemtohavehadamisunderstandingofourwork,Ithink,eachpersonhashisownmeritsaswellasweakpoints.Astoweakpoints,oneshouldnthaveanalyzedthingsone-sidedly.Sowithwhatyousaid,Imafraid,youmighthavemadeamistakeinlogic,AnotherpossibleanswerforthepreviousquestionImsorrytosaythattheremarksinyourquestionshouldberegardedaslessthanfriendly,andthatisfarbeyondthissymposium,Imafraid.Asaworkerinscience,Ithink,oneshouldbe,firstofall,interestedinacademicproblemsrath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