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Should you repeat the question in the answer?
Repeating the question ensures you understood it correctly. Repeating the question gives you time. You may not know the answer right away, but as you repeat the question you are thinking in the background, giving you the extra time you may need to formulate your answer.
Why do people repeat a question before answering?
Repeating it before you answer it is a way to make sure everyone knows what you’re talking about. It buys you time to think. As you repeat the question, you can think about how you’ll answer it.
Should you repeat the question in an interview?
There is no problem with asking the interviewer to repeat their question, and you will benefit in the end. However, don’t forget to be polite and ask in a formal way. This is not the classroom from your high school. Don’t say “repeat, please” or “wait, what?” and expect a kind response.
When you ask a question that’s not supposed to be answered?
A rhetorical question is a question someone asks without expecting an answer. The question might not have an answer, or it might have an obvious answer.
What’s a question without answer called?
rhetorical question
A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer. If you have ever been late, someone might say: ‘What time do you call this? ‘ This person doesn’t want an answer to the question.
How do you answer a question that was never asked?
Either rephrase the question in your own mind using your own words and repeat it to the questioner aloud, or ask the questioner to further explain what he meant before answering. Many times salespeople are too eager to give an answer to a question that wasn’t even asked.
Why do we need to restate questions?
Another very important reason to restate a question is to clarify the question in order to better understand and to answer the question. This is not only to clarify the question for the person to answer but to make sure that the question asked is the meaning that the author of said question has intended.
Why do people repeat the same questions over and over again?
So in an effort to get the information to stick, they might be asking the same question in a different way, or they might be actually repeating the information back to themselves in hopes they’ll be able to comprehend and hold on to it.
Should you answer every question your customers ask?
Remember, behind every question customers ask is an ulterior motive. They may want to validate a bias or throw you off track. That’s why you shouldn’t be too eager to answer or say yes to every question you are asked. The first step is to quickly theorize why the question was asked.