Speaking in public, being asked questions, my mind goes blank, what should I do?

Have you ever had this experience:

At the meeting, the leaders or colleagues asked questions on the spot, and my mind was blank, and I didn’t know how to answer;

You're talking right in front of everyone when someone suddenly asks a tough question and you don't know how to deal with it.

How to do?

Either he faltered, didn't speak clearly, and talked about him, or he simply couldn't speak, and wanted to find a crack to get in. Most people were like this. After the incident, I felt very regretful and felt that I was not good enough. Blue thin, mushrooms.

Teach you three tricks to deal with a blank brain:

Speaking in public, being asked questions, my mind goes blank, what should I do?

Speaking in public, being asked questions, my mind goes blank, what should I do?

The first move, the strategy of delaying troops.

It's just procrastination. You can speak out your inner thoughts and feelings boldly.

For example: I really haven't thought about this question you raised, let me think about how to say it.

By saying these words, you can gain time to think, and by talking, you may have ideas. Speaking like this, there is another advantage, which can shorten the psychological distance between the audience and the audience. It shows that we have no air, easy-going sincerity, and say one thing.

The second trick is the translation problem.

We can repeat the question for everyone to hear, and then translate it in our own words.

Ma Dong of "Wonderful Flowers" was once asked in public: Do you think the company's employees can take over private work?

This is what Ma Dong said: I don’t know if everyone understands it. What he asked was whether the company’s employees could accept private work. Logically speaking, it depends on the contract between the company and the employee. If the contract allows, then of course they can accept it. So, what he really wants to ask is: Can the employees of the company take over private work when the contract does not allow it?

Translating the problem can not only buy time for thinking, but also talk about the problem more deeply.

For example, after Ma Dong finished talking just now, he continued to extend downward: everyone found that behind this problem, there is another problem. On the surface, we are talking about private work, but in fact, we are talking about whether there is a "full-time job". The concept of "employee", "full-time employees" only work for one company and do not take work from any other company, but with the development of society, this concept may gradually change.

See, this extends from one concept to another. In this way, we can jump out of the circle drawn by the questioner, and turn the questioner's question into a new question, a question for everyone on site, so that our answer becomes a service for everyone.

Speaking in public, being asked questions, my mind goes blank, what should I do?

Speaking in public, being asked questions, my mind goes blank, what should I do?

The third trick is to pass on the problem.

This is actually the work of the host.

For example: You raised this question very well. Before I express my opinion, let's listen to how other people understand it.

Then, we become the host, click on a few listeners, let them express their opinions, and the whole scene will be revitalized. Among them, the answers of many people will cause us to think. Of course, if other people can't answer it, it doesn't matter, at least it proves that we are not so stupid, and it is not necessarily our problem that we can't answer it.

In this way, it not only increases the interaction with the audience, but also activates the atmosphere of the scene, which really serves multiple purposes.

After talking about the three methods, let me say one last thing. In fact, most people have a misunderstanding - when they hear someone else's question, they need to give the answer immediately, without a moment's hesitation. This is a psychological misunderstanding. The workplace and life are not debate competitions. Appropriate thinking and pauses are normal. Don’t put too much psychological pressure on yourself.

Think back: What questions did you have that you couldn’t answer, and how did you answer them at the time? After reading today's article, what would you say if you answer again?