How to Run a Successful Q&A Session

The Speaker Lab Podcast

The Speaker Lab

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4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2016

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever held a question and answer session (a Q&A) after one of your speaking gigs? Do you know what made it successful, or why it wasn't?

A Q&A session can be fun, scary and even a little dangerous!! But it can also make a huge difference in how your audience sees you, so it's crucial it is done right. On episode 91 of The Speaker Lab, I explain what it takes to make a successful question and answer session each and every time you speak.

Listen in to find out all the details on today's solo episode of The Speaker Lab!

THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:

What type of speaking setting is most typical for audience Q&A?
Is the size of the audience a factor in whether or not you should do a Q&A?
How much time should you allow for a question and answer session?
Why you should always repeat the question for your audience.
What should you do if you hear the same questions every time you speak?
When should you NOT do a Q&A session?
What if no one asks questions at multiple Q&As of yours?
What to do if someone in the audience is confrontational.
And so much more!

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0:00.0	Hey, friend, are you looking for ways to book more paid speaking gigs?
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0:41.1	We look forward to seeing you on the live training.
0:50.1	What is that, my friend, Graham Baldwin here.
0:51.7	Welcome back to the speaker lab podcast.
0:53.4	Hope you're doing well.
0:54.4	We are on episode 91. Yes, that is right, my friend? Graham Baldwin here. Welcome back to the Speaker Lab podcast. Hope you're doing well. We're on episode 91.
0:57.0	Yes, that is right, 91.
0:58.4	That was a good year, wasn't it? I think. I don't know. Maybe. Could have been. Anyway, hey, today we're going to be talking all about doing audience Q&A. This is something that a lot of speakers do, especially if you're doing a speaking in a smaller setting.
1:10.0	Maybe you're doing a workshop or a seminar, some type of breakout session.
1:14.0	Then doing... speakers do, especially if you're doing a speaking in a smaller setting, maybe you're doing a workshop
1:11.0	or a seminar, some type of breakout session, then doing audience Q&A is really, really effective.
1:17.7	It's a powerful tool to use.
1:19.2	So we're going to get into that in just a second.
1:20.7	But before we do, I want to remind you, you've been hearing me talk about it, but today is your
1:26.7	opportunity to jump in on it.
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