193. Conquer Questions: ADDing Value To Your Answers
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Mar 25, 2025
Transform your Q&A fears into strengths with expert strategies for delivering clear and controlled answers. Discover how a mindset shift can turn intimidating audience interactions into opportunities for engagement. Master preparation techniques to anticipate challenges, while harnessing the ADD framework to structure impactful responses. Build your confidence and learn to maintain composure under pressure, ensuring you command the room and tackle any question with ease.
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Q&A Prep
Prepare for Q&A by brainstorming potential questions and practicing answers.
Consider altering presentation content to address anticipated questions.
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Timing of Q&A
Novice speakers should handle Q&A at the end for better focus.
Seasoned speakers with complex topics can take questions throughout.
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Solicit Specific Questions
Avoid generic openings like "Are there any questions?".
Instead, specify the types of questions you want, like "Questions about the solution?".
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This book by Matt Abrahams offers a comprehensive approach to managing public speaking anxiety. It includes more than 50 techniques based on scientifically supported theories and evidence. The book covers various aspects such as cognitive reframing, nonverbal presence, audience connection, and structuring presentations. It also provides guidance on creating a personalized anxiety management plan and includes appendices for managing anxiety in different presentation scenarios, such as conference calls and Q&A sessions.
Turn Q&A from nerve-wracking to confidence-boosting with strategies for clear, controlled answers.
A great presentation doesn’t end with the final slide—it continues through the Q&A, where real engagement happens. Yet, for many speakers, this is the most nerve-wracking part. In this episode, Matt Abrahams explores why Q&A can feel intimidating and how shifting your mindset can turn it into an opportunity rather than a challenge. Drawing from his book, Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, he shares expert-backed techniques for structuring responses, managing audience expectations, and maintaining composure under pressure. Whether you're facing a tough crowd or just want to refine your speaking skills, you’ll walk away with the confidence to command the room—no matter the question.
Audio excerpt based on Speaking Up without Freaking Out by Matt Abrahams (printed book by Kendall Hunt Publishing 2016), read by the author. Copyright 2024 by Matthew Abrahams LLC.
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