HOW TO CORRECT CONDITIONS THAT OBSTRUCT WINNING ANSWERS 
Copyright © 1987-2013- J. Morris Anderson- Phila. PA- All Rights Reserved

You must correct conditions that make it impossible for you to answer questions with positivity and confidence. Some rules to remember in answering questions are:

(1) When you don't hear the question, have it repeated. It is impossible to give an adequate answer to a question that you either didn't hear or of which each syllable's emphasis escapes you. Simply ask, "Please, will you repeat that?" It is better to understand clearly before the discussion continues than to be too embarrassed to admit you "did not catch something".

(2) Understand the question by attuning mentally, spiritually and physically.  

     I am sure you have heard people give the right answer to the wrong question. If you misinterpret the question, the listener will surely misinterpret your answer. Some of us think faster. on our feet than others, but normally we are not rated on how fast we think, but on how well we think. It is wiser to take a little time and think, than to open your mouth before you think. A person is not judged by what he or she meant to say, but by what was actually said.

     Surely you have viewed trials on TV, in the movies, or in person, and have heard a judge tell the jury to disregard what a witness, prosecutor, or defense attorney said. This will happen even after everyone present has heard the statement, reacted to it, and assimilated it mentally, spiritually, and physically. It is impossible to cause a human being to wipe a statement from her or his mind once it has been recorded. The mind is too sensitive. The mind works like a tape recorder, but without the erasing mechanism.
     
      However, it does play back what is fed into it, therefore, when you feed material into someone's mind, be certain that- it is exactly what you intended to go into that mind.
The basic formula to follow in order to understand a question  directly is: relax, think about what you were asked, be certain you understand it, then give a specific, direct answer.

     3. Don't "over answer" or supply more details than asked for.

     If someone asks you, "Where were you at 8 p.m. last night?" don't say, "I visited Fred and heard this and that. I did this, that, and the other." Don't go on and on. Answer specifically, as clearly, cleverly, and concisely as possible. Then stop.

      a. Before opening your mouth to answer a question which requires an opinion from you, relax and think about why you were asked the question. If you have no idea why the question was asked of you, it is extremely difficult for you to provide the correct answer to the question

      b. Answer the question with an opening remark that summarizes how you will answer the question.

      c. Support the answers with relevant facts.

      d. Close with more personal, substantiated data.

        NOW IS TIME FOR YOU TO JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST TEEN VIOLENCE
                                          CLICK THE "DONATE" BUTTON