国际会议交流英语1--asking-and-answering-questions

EnglishforInternationalConferenceCommunicationAskingandansweringquestionsFeaturesofquestion-raisersInsidersinthefieldFamiliaritywiththepresentationcontentIntentionoffault-findingNatureofquestionsExtensivenessUnpredictabilityTimelinessPurposesofquestionsQuestionsforclarifyingproblemsQuestionsforshowingspecialinterestQuestionsforraisingdifferentopinionsQuestionsforinformation-huntingRebukingQuestionscommonquestionsWhatarethemethodologicallimitationsinthisstudyandhowwouldyoucorrectthemgivenunlimitedtimeandmoney?Whatdidyoulikebestandleastaboutthisstudy?Whatdidyoulearnfromthisproject?Howwouldyouinterpretthesefindingsinlightofthe_______Theory?Inotherwords,beabletointerpretyourfindingsbasedonanyoftheauthorsthatyoumentionedinyourLiteratureReview.Pleasediscusshowyourfindingsfitordon’tfitwithyourtheoreticalframework.Whatrecommendationsandimplicationsarethereforpractitionersinyourdiscipline?Whatrecommendationsdoyouhaveforfutureresearch?Whatspecificaspectsofyourfindingscanbeutilizedby…intheirpractice?Whatisthemostimportantcontributionofyourthesis?Canyousayitinoneortwosentences?Ifyouweretodoitalloveragain,whatchangeswouldyoumake?Arethereanyclosingcommentsyouwouldliketomake?(Mentionhowmuchyouhavelearnedthroughtheresearchandshowyourthankstoeachcommitteemember).QuestionsforclarifyingproblemsExamplesIdon’tquiteunderstandwhatyoureallymeanbysaying“…”.Canyouexplainitagain?Iwouldliketoaskyouaquestion,orrather,makearequest.Isitpossibleforyoutoshowmeagainyourlastslide?.QuestionsforshowingspecialinterestExamplesI’mverymuchinterestedinhearingyourpresentationtodaysincetheworkwearegoingtostarthassomeconnectionswithyours.Now,wouldyoupleasesayafewmorewordsaboutthe…?Particularlyatitspreliminarystage?AnswerstoordinaryquestionsQuestion:Idon’tquiteunderstandwhatyoureallymeanbysaying….Canyouexplainitagain?Answer:Toansweryourquestion,I’dliketorepeatthethirdpointofwhatIsaidjustnow.well,Iwassaying…ThreestepstoanswerthiskindofquestionRepetitionofthequestionAnswerthequestion:tooffertheinformationorexplanationcalledforReassurance:toseeiffurtherexplanationisneededIsthatcleartoyou?AmImakingmyselfclear?DidImakeeverythingclear?QuestionsforraisingdifferentopinionsPerhapswe’relookingattheproblemfromdifferentviewpoints.Tothebestofmyknowledge,whatyousayseemstobetheoreticallyunclearin…Forexample,…Couldyougiveusfurtherexplanationonthataspect.I’mveryinterestedinhearingyourpresentationonthepositiveanalysisofefficientmarkethypothesis.Buttothebestofmyknowledge,yourviewpointthat…seemstobeunreasonable.I’mafraidthat….(audience’sopinion)Couldyougiveusfurtherexplanationonthataspect?AnswerstoquestionsofdisagreementWell,judgingfromyourquestion,Icanseethatyourunderstandingofmyviewpointsseemstobesomewhatdifferentfrommyoriginalintention.ThatawkwardnesswasduetothesoshorttimethatIcouldn'tputitclearly.HereI’dliketoexplainitbriefly.Myoriginalintentionis…I’mafraidthatourdifferentviewsonthepointmaycomefromthedifferentanglesfromwhichwe’relookingattheproblem.Myideaismainlyoutofthetheoreticalconsiderations,specifically,onthebasisofthefollowingthreeaspects:thefirstpointis…Questionsforinformation-huntingExamplesQuestion:Asyoumentionedinyourtalk,you’remakingtheexperimentson…I’mnotspecializedinthesubject,butI’msureitwillinvolvearathercomplicatedtechnologicalprocess.Wouldyoumindtellingusmoreaboutthat?Answerstoinformation-huntingquestionsAsIsaidinmyspeech,wehaven’tyetfinalizedtheresultsoftheentireexperimentbecausesomeofthetechnicalindexestobemeasuredarestillunderway.SoI’mafraidit’sabitdifficultformetopresentanymorequantitativeinformationatthemoment.ButIcantellyoutheframeworkoftheexperimentifyouareinterested,andIwouldliketoinformyouofthefinalresultsassoonastheexperimentisfinished.AndIalsohopetocommunicatewithyouinexchangingthiskindofinformationintheyearstocome…(aquestionraisedtoofferthespecimen)I’mverygladthatyou’reinterestedinourspecimen.Inyourquestionyouweresayingabout…which,tomyunderstanding,maymeanthespecificpropertiesofthespecimen.Tothat,I’mafraid,it’shardtotellwithintheshortspaceoftimenow.ButIhavebroughtwithmesomerelevantprintedmaterialsandI’dliketohaveatalkwithyouafterthesession,ifyou’reinterested.Whatdoyouthinkofthat?QuestionsraisedduetootherreasonsAttractattentionDepreciatethespeakerRaisingobstaclesOthernon-professional,privateorunfriendlyintentionsTorebukingquestionsOccasionallythequestionersmightbearrogantorunreasonable,ormightbenitpickingormightgobeyondthefieldofacademicdiscussion.SincemanycompaniesincludingIBMandMicrosoftaredevelopingnewversionsofdataconferencetools,doyouthinkwhatyouhavedoneiscompletelyuseless?I’msorrytobringthisup,butyouseemtohavehadamisunderstandingofourwork,Ithink,eachpersonhashisownmeritsaswellasweakpoints.Astoweakpoints,oneshouldn'thaveanalyzedthingsone-sidedly.Sowithwhatyousaid,I’mafraid,youmighthavemadeamistakeinlogic…AnotherpossibleanswerforthepreviousquestionI’msorrytosaythattheremarksinyourquestionshouldberegardedaslessthanfriendly,andthatisfarbeyondthissymposium,I’mafraid.Asaworkerinscience,Ithink,o