Public
speaking
?
Questions
:
why
they
are
important
?
Have
you
ever
left
a
meeting
or
presentation
and
thought
that
it
had
absolutely
nothing
to
do
with
you
so
you
were
not
interested
at
all
?
What
was
the
problem
?
Perhaps
the
subject
didn't
impact
you
,
your
life
,
or
your
day
to
day
work
.
Or
,
it
could
be
that
you
were
not
engaged
effectively
by
the
person
chairing
the
meeting
or
giving
the
presentation
.
One
of
the
best
ways
to
engage
an
audience
is
through
the
use
of
questions
.
You
can
use
questions
to
achieve
a
specific
result
.
Perhaps
your
may
be
to
get
an
oral
response
or
to
stimulate
a
mental
response
.
Either
way
,
what
you
ask
and
how
you
ask
it
have
a
direct
bearing
on
the
success
of
your
presentation
.
But
why
bother
using
questions
at
all
?
Among
other
things
,
questions
can
be
a
very
tool
to
help
your
audience
to
get
involved
and
invested
in
the
subject
.
And
if
you
are
looking
for
answers
,
questions
provide
you
with
valuable
feedback
.
When
you
make
good
use
of
questions
during
a
meeting
or
presentation
,
you
encourage
your
audience
to
think
actively
instead
of
just
listening
.
If
you
need
feedback
on
a
subject
or
if
you
are
trying
to
engage
a
group
in
a
brainstorming
session
,
asking
the
right
type
of
questions
can
be
helpful
.
For
example
,
you
could
use
questions
such
as
:
What
do
you
think
about
this
?
How
do
you
feel
this
will
impact
?
?
What
do
you
predict
the
results
will
be
?
?
What
is
your
opinion
regarding
?
?
You
will
notice
that
any
answer
to
these
questions
requires
more
than
a
simple
yes
or
no
.
The
person
you
are
asking
is
required
to
share
what
they
think
,
thus
a
conversation
on
any
given
topic
.
When
using
these
types
of
questions
though
,
it
is
very
important
to
listen
attentively
to
the
answers
that
you
get
.
There
is
nothing
worse
than
someone
asking
your
opinion
about
something
and
then
ignoring
you
when
you
try
to
give
your
answer
.
Don't
your
audience
by
ignoring
them
.
Instead
,
pay
close
attention
to
what
they
say
in
response
to
your
questions
and
this
will
encourage
them
to
share
their
thoughts
even
more
freely
.
If
you
are
trying
to
introduce
a
new
thought
during
a
presentation
and
you
want
to
make
sure
you
have
the
attention
of
your
audience
,
use
a
well
worded
question
.
It
should
be
a
question
that
directly
impacts
your
audience
.
This
will
make
them
want
to
hear
what
you
have
to
say
next
.
Perhaps
you
are
involved
in
a
training
seminar
or
have
simply
been
asked
to
help
new
employees
learn
a
process
.
Can
questions
be
helpful
in
these
situations
?
Absolutely
!
It
is
not
uncommon
for
new
employees
to
feel
overwhelmed
when
they
are
being
taught
new
aspects
of
their
job
.
Often
this
has
to
do
with
the
trainer
.
Since
the
process
or
action
is
something
easily
done
by
the
trainer
,
important
details
might
be
left
out
that
the
trainee
would
find
helpful
.
So
,
as
the
trainer
,
you
can
use
questions
to
make
sure
your
new
employee
understands
clearly
.
For
example
,
you
could
ask
:
Why
is
this
action
important
?
If
this
procedure
is
not
done
properly
,
what
could
happen
?
How
could
this
your
coworkers
if
it
is
not
done
properly
?
Their
answers
to
these
types
of
questions
will
tell
you
immediately
if
they
truly
understand
what
you
are
teaching
them
.
But
be
patient
!
Sometimes
it
takes
repeating
a
certain
concept
several
times
before
what
you
are
saying
can
sink
in
.
Making
good
use
of
questions
can
make
you
a
far
more
effective
presenter
because
you
will
hold
the
attention
of
your
audience
.
You
will
be
able
to
understand
the
opinions
and
thoughts
of
those
you
are
speaking
to
.
And
,
it
will
make
you
a
much
better
trainer
by
identifying
if
your
trainee
has
understood
clearly
.