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IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU A DIFFICULT QUESTION, WHICH YOU CAN’T ANSWER? (USE THE PHRASE TO BE IN A POSITION)

I’m not in a position to answer that right now, but I’ll get back to you later this week.

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HOW CAN YOU DEFLECT A QUESTION? (ASK THE AUDIENCE)

That’s an interesting question. Before I answer, I’d like to know: what’s your take on this?

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monster

Reset all scores!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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HOW CAN YOU DEFLECT A QUESTION? (USE THE WORD POINT)

You’ve raised an important point there. What does everyone else think about this?

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trap

No points!

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fairy

Take points!

shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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WHAT IF YOU REALISE THAT YOU FORGOT TO MENTION SOMETHING IMPORTANT?

I’d like to add something to a point we discussed earlier.

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HOW CAN YOU DEAL WITH AN IRRELEVANT QUESTION? (USE THE WORD BLUNT)

I don’t mean to be blunt, but I don’t think that’s relevant to today’s discussion.

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WHAT IF YOU REALISE THAT YOU FORGOT TO MENTION SOMETHING (USE THE VERB TO RETURN TO) IMPORTANT?

Let me return to an earlier point briefly.

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IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU A DIFFICULT QUESTION, WHICH YOU CAN’T ANSWER?

I’ve allocated time for questions at the end of this session, so we’ll address your idea later.

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IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, OR YOU REALISE THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPLAIN SOMETHING WELL? (USE THE VERB TO CLARIFY)

To clarify, I wanted to say that…

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WHAT IF YOU REALISE THAT YOU FORGOT TO MENTION SOMETHING IMPORTANT?

Let me just add one more thing:…

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thief

Give points!

gift

Win 20 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, OR YOU REALISE THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPLAIN SOMETHING WELL? (USE THE VERB TO REPHRASE)

Let me rephrase that.

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

Give points!

HOW CAN YOU DEAL WITH AN IRRELEVANT QUESTION? (use the word imput)

Thanks for your input, but I don’t see how that’s connected to what I’m saying.

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IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, OR YOU REALISE THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPLAIN SOMETHING WELL? (USE THE VERB TO MEAN)

Actually, what I meant to say is…

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