How to Answer Difficult Questions

How you answer difficult questions after a presentation is important. It's easy to lose your composure when you face tough questions during Q&A.

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Most importantly, do not use any of the hostile, aggressive, prickly language in the question itself.

Instead, use a cost-benefit-analysis style answer.

Step one: Acknowledge the real COSTS (or other issues) that the question brings up.

Step 2: Pivot to your own answer.

Step 3: Explain the BENEFITS and build an affirmative case for the solution you are suggesting.

Responding to challenging questions takes both mindset and skills. These steps will get you started.

Here’s the Full Series:
Direct Questions (Part 1): youtube.com/watch?v=b4kLTqbxVUU
Hostile Questions (Part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=HG1rw-obHDc
Multi-Part Question (Part 3): youtube.com/watch?v=TS5Q0fdprJA
Question Flood: (Part 4): youtube.com/watch?v=0O65oM6FTg0
“Good Question” (Part 5): youtube.com/watch?v=Do5Lpm3v1MY
Should you say, “I don’t know”? (Part 6): youtube.com/watch?v=F6BPzaSUDQA

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