Strategies for questions
1
2
3
Talk within your knowledge
Buying time
Thinking out loud
Buying time
1
2
3
4
Ask the question back.
Ask that the question be
repeated.
Repeat the question yourself.
Just wait.
Thinking out loud
Be clear this is what you’re
doing.
• Pause a lot.
• Determine a path before you
start.
• Say why you’re unsure of
steps.
•
Asking Questions
Be humble and polite.
• Look at a single slide or
pause to consider a single
point.
• If you don’t understand
probably others don’t either.
• Be prepared, read ahead of
time!
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