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1TableofContentsChapterI:BeginningthespeechtextChapterII:DevelopingthespeechtextChapterIII:EndingthespeechtextChapterIV:AskingandansweringquestionsChapterV:Talkingduringthebreak2ChapterIBeginningtheSpeechText

OpeningRemarks開場(chǎng)IntroducingtheSubjectandtheoutlineofthePresentation引入話題3OpeningRemarks開場(chǎng):SampleOpeningRemarksExpressingthankstotheChair

向主持人致謝FormsofAddressandGreetings

對(duì)聽眾的稱呼ExpressingPleasureandHonor

向聽眾致意ReferencetotheAudience

與聽眾呼應(yīng)ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext4SampleOpeningRemarksThankyouverymuch,Prof.Fawcett,foryourverykindintroduction.Mr.Chairman,Ladiesandgentleman,Goodmorning!Iconsideritagreathonortobeaskedtospeakabout…onthissessionofoursymposium.Ladiesandgentleman.It’sanhonortohavetheopportunitytoaddresssuchadistinguishedaudience.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext5Goodmorning.Letmestartbysayingjustafewwordsaboutmyownbackground.Mr.Chairman,thankyouverymuchforyourkindintroduction.President,Distinguishedcolleagues,Ladiesandgentleman,Goodmorning!Ismyvoiceloudenough?ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext6Goodmorning,everyone.Iappreciatetheopportunitytobewithyoutoday.Iamheretotalktoyouabout…Goodmorning,everyone.Iamveryhappytohavethischancetogivemypresentation.BeforeIstartmyspeech,letmeaskyouaquestion.Byashowofhands,howmanyofyouownacar?ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext7ExpressingthankstotheChairMr.Chairman,thankyouforyourintroduction.First,IwouldliketothankMr.Chairmanforhisgraciousintroduction.Thankyouverymuch,Prof.Fawcett,foryourverykindintroduction.IwouldliketothankDr.Huang（主持人或推薦你來發(fā)言的上司）forpermittingmetheprivilegetospeaktothisaudience.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext8FormsofAddressandGreetingsDistinguishedcolleagues,Ladiesandgentleman,Goodmorning!Membersoftheconference!ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext9ExpressingPleasureandHonorIamveryhappy/glad/pleasedtobehereinHongKong.Iamhonored/privilegedtobehere(withyouthisafternoon).Iamproudtobehereonthisspecialoccasion.It’saverygreatpleasureformetobeabletoattendthisconference.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext10ExpressingPleasureandHonorIconsideritagreathonortobeaskedtospeakabout…onthissessionofoursymposium/atthisconference..Itisagreatpleasuretobegiventhehonorofthefirstspeakeronthisimportanttopic.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext11ReferencetotheAudienceIcanseemanyofyouarefrom…department.Iknowmanyofyouarefamiliarwiththistopic.Youalllookasthoughyou’veheardthisbefore.Iunderstandthatyou’vealltraveledalongway./Afterhoursofconference,youmustfeelalittletired.NowI’dlikeyoutoseeaninterestingtopic….ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext12II.IntroducingtheSubjectandtheOutlineofthePresentation引入話題BackgroundinformationTopicOutliningPurpose/ObjectiveExpressionsonotheroccasionsAsummaryAcomprehensiveexampleChapterIBeginningthespeechtext13BackgroundInformation

Iwouldliketostartbybrieflyreviewingthehistoryofopenheartsurgery.Letusstartwiththetheoreticalbasisofthisnewtechnique.Tobeginwith,wehavetoconsidertheprinciple.Ithinkitwouldbebesttostartoutbylookingatafewslides.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext14Ishouldliketoprefacemyremarkswithadescriptionofthebasicidea.MayIbeginwithageneraloutlineofthisproject?ThefirstthingIwouldliketotalkaboutisthedefinitionofthetermsIshalluseinmylecture.ThefirstpointI'dliketomakeisthehistoricalbackgroundoftheinvention.First,Ishallexplaintoyouwhythisnewprogramiscorrectandfeasible.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext15TopicIwouldliketoconcentrateontheproblemofantibioticabuseinhospitals.Ishalldevotemytalktothesurgicaltreatmentofcoronarydisease.Iwanttoconfinemytalktothelatestdevelopmentsincivilengineering.Today,Iamgoingtogiveatalkontheapplicationofcomputersinmedicine.Mytopictodaywilldealwiththeobservationof…Intoday'stalk,I'llrestrictmyselftothedevelopmentof...ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext16OutliningInmypresentationthismorning,I'11limitmyselftothreemajorpointsonly.Itakethelibertyofrestrictingmydiscussionmainlytohighwaybridgeconstruction.Now,Iwouldliketoaddressmyselftothemostimportantaspectofthisproblem.Amongthemanylanguages,IshallmentiononlyBASIC.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext17I'mnotgoingtosaymuchaboutthatexcepttodiscusstheliteratureonthattopic.WhatIamgoingtopresenttodayisthemethodologyandthedataanalysis.Mytalktodayconsistsoftwoparts.Oneis...andtheotheris...I'vedividedmypresentationintofourparts.Ishallfirsttalkabout...andthentouchon...andfinallydiscuss...ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext18Thesubjectcanbelookedatunderthefollowingheadings:...(PointingtothePowerPointdisplay)Iwouldliketodividemytalkintotwoparts.Thefirstpartdealswith…,thesecondpartconcerns...Mypresentationwillbegiveninfourparts.Thefirstpartdealswith...Thesecondpartrelatesto...Thethirdpartconcerns...Andthelastpartdiscusses…ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext19Purpose/ObjectiveThepurposeofthispresentationisto...Thistalkisdesignedto…ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext20ExpressionsonOtherOccasionsIshallreadapaperbyDr.LifromGuangzhou,China,whoregretsthathecouldnotbehere.Thetitleofhispaperis...I'mgoingtoreadthepaperbyDr.Wang.It'sagreatpitythat,becauseofahealthproblem,hecouldnotbehere.Iwasaskedbytheauthortoreadhispaper.Heapologizesfornotbeingabletocomehere.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext21Thenextspeaker,Prof.Zhang,regretsthatshecouldnotbehereandhassubmittedherpapertome.IamnotsureifIcanpresentitaswellassheexpected.IamnotsurewhetherI’llbeabletobeveryconfidentinansweringspecificquestions.However,Iamsomewhatfamiliarwithhiswork,soI’lltrymybest.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext22Summary—HowtoPrepareaGoodIntroductionRealizethegreatimportanceoftheintroductionofthepresentationmade,thendoyourbestindeliveringit.Don'tmaketheintroductioneithertoowordy,ortoobrief.Usually,itcovers10to15percentofyourentirespeech.Selectthewaystocapturetheaudienceattention.Indicatethetopic.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext23Outlineyourspeech.Announceyourpurpose.Prepareseveralversionsoftitleintroduction,comparethem,andthenselectthebestversion.Finally,learnitbyheartsoastobeabletodeliveriteasilyandfluently.Don'tstartyourspeechwithapologies.Payattentiontoyourbodylanguage.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext24AComprehensiveSampleThankyou,Mr.Chairperson,Mr.Director-General,distinguishedmembersoftheILO'sGoverningBodyandfriends.Iwelcomethisopportunitytobeheretoday,withanorganizationwhichinmanywaysbelongstoallofusworkers.Icanthinkof,infact,nootherinternationalbodythatonecanclaimasone'sownsounambiguously.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext25IhavealsohadalongstandingformalassociationwiththeILO.ManyofmyearlypiecesonwomenandtechnologicalchangeandonlandrightswerepublishedbytheILO,aswellasweretheworksofmanyotherscholars.Itisthereforeapleasureformetobehereonthisimportantsymposium.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext26Thecanvasofthesymposiumisverylarge.Iwillfocusontwoaspectsofgenderinequalitythatcentrallyeffectmillionsofwomenasworkersbutperhapshavefailedtoreceivetheattentiontheydeserve.First,thegendergapincommandoverpropertyandproductiveassets,andsecond,genderbiasedsocialperceptionsandsocialnorms.ChapterIBeginningthespeechtext27AnnouncingthebeginningofthespeechtextShiftingtothenextmainpoint

ResumingthetopicIntroducingthesupportingmaterialsIndicatingthepointsbrieflyRepairingaslipoftongueExplainingthecontentsontheslidesIndicatingthesourcesofthecontentinachart/diagram,etc.CorrectingamistakeChapterIIDevelopingtheSpeechText28I.AnnouncingtheBeginningoftheSpeechTextTobeginwith,Iwouldliketotalkaboutaprinciple.Ithinkitwouldbebesttostartoutbylookingatsomepictures.ThefirstthingIwouldliketotalkaboutisthedefinitionofthetermswhichI’lluseinmypresentation.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext29II.ShiftingtotheNextMainPointWell,let'smoveontothenextpoint.Wewillnowcometothesecondproblem.Turningtothenextquestion,I'lltalkaboutthestagesoftheprocedure.Asthesecondtopic,Ishallstophere.Nowlet'sturnourattentiontothethirdtopic.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext30Somuchforthemethodologyofourexperiment.Iwouldnowliketoshifttothediscussionoftheresults.Now,let'smoveawayfromthefirstpartandswitchovertothenextpartofmypresentation.That'sallfortheintroductionandnowwecangoontotheliteraturereview.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext31Next,Iwouldliketoturntoamoredifficultproblem.ThenextpointI'dliketotalkaboutisthefeasibilityofthisproject.Thatbringsmetomysecondpoint.Iamgladthatwecannowleavethisratherboringsubjectofmathematicdeductionandgointoamoreattractiveone,thatistheapplicationoftheformula.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext32III.ResumingtheTopicLet'scomebacktowhatIsaidinthefirstpartofmyspeech.Gettingbacktothesubjectoftheproblemoftheoreticalconsiderationswecanfindthat...Iwanttoreturntothefirstpartofmypresentation.Now,togetbacktotheeffectoftemperature,youmaybeawarethattheproblemshavebeensolved.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext33Thisbringsmebacktothequestionofsecurity.AtthispointIwouldliketoreferagaintothequestionofmethodsinthefirstpartofmylecture.Referringagaintothefirstquestion,Ithink...ReferringtothecomingpointI’lldealwithitlater.I’lltouchuponthatpointinamoment.Ishalltellyouindetailshortly.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext34IV.IntroducingtheSupportingMaterialsIthinkthispartisthemostdifficult,soI'llexplainitingreaterdetail.Ithinkthispartofmypaperismostimportant,soIplantospendmoretimeonit.Pleaseallowmetodealwiththismattermoreextensively.Beingthemostimportantpartofmypresentation,Iwillelaborateonitwithmoreslides.I’llexpandthistopicwithdrawingsandfigures.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext35V.IndicatingthePointsBrieflyLimitedbythetimeavailable,Icanonlygiveyouaverybriefaccountofthismatter.Idon'tthinkthatIshoulddescribethemethodsindetail,becausetheyareincludedinthehandout.Iwillnotgointodetailonit.Let'sgothroughthefollowingpointsveryrapidly.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext36Thispointhasbeentalkedaboutrepeatedlyinthissymposium,soIamnotgoingtospendtoomuchtimeonit.IjustwanttooutlineforyouwhatIexperiencedinusingthisnewdrug.Ishallnotgooveralltheseexplanations.Mytimeisrunningshort.SoI’llbebrief.Itissufficienttosaythattheseexperimentswerepoorlydesignedandwithoutcontrols.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext37VI.RepairingaSlipofTongueThefirstofsuchexperimentsbeganin2000,ratherthanin1999.MayIhavethelights,Imeantheslides.Thetemperatureincreased,Ishallsaydecreased.Thepopulationis13million,sorry,31million.Theexchangeratedroppedfrom2.5to1.8,Ibegyourpardon,1.9.Asyoucanseefromthefirstrow,excuseme,thesecondrow,thattheoutputincreasedtwofold.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext38VII.ExplainingtheContentsontheSlidesThisslidedemonstrates...Onthisslide,youcansee...Thiscurveinthisslideshows...Thisfigureinthisslideexhibits...Thistableonthisslidepresents...Thisdiagramonthisslidedepicts...Thischartonthisslidedisplaces...ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext39Thepictureonthisslideshows...Thephotomicrograph(顯微照片)onthisslideshows...Theflow-chart（流程圖）onthisslidepointsout...Thecircuitdiagramonthissliderepresents...ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext40VIII.IndicatingtheSourcesoftheContentinaChart/Diagram/Graph,etc.Thisfigureistakenfrom..,byDr.Li.ThisdiagramisafterthatofProf.WangwithsomemodificationChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext41IX.CorrectingaMistakeSorry,thisoneisinthewrongorder.MayIhavethenextone?I'mafraidIdidn'taskforthisslide.Canwegobacktothepreviousone?I'mafraidImayhavelostoneslidewhichisaflowchartoftheprocedure.Sorry,thereseemstobeoneslidemissing.ChapterIIDevelopingthespeechtext42ChapterIIIEndingtheSpeechTextSignalingthebeginningoftheendpartSummarizingConcludingQuotingClosingOtherexpressionsthatmaybeusefulintheendpartofthespeech43I.SignalingtheBeginningoftheEndPartLet’slookatwhatIhavetalkedabout.Well,thatbringsmetotheendofmypresentation.ThislastslideisabriefsummaryofwhatIhavetalkedabout.BeforeIstop/finish,letmejustsay...Toclosemyspeech,I‘llshowyouthelastslide.NowI'dliketosummarizemytalk.Tosummarize,Ihavetalkedaboutthreeaspectsofthecancerproblem:...Finally,asasummarystatement,IwouldliketosumupthemajorpointsIhavemade.ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext44II.SummarizingLetmejustrunoverthekeypointsagain.I'llbrieflysummarizethemainissues.Inconclusion,…Inclosing,…Inaword,…Tosumup…Inbrief,…Briefly.......Allinall,…Finally,…ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext45III.ConcludingAsyoucansee,therearesomeverygoodreasons...Tosumup,myconclusionisthatthepresentprogramisthebestone.Inconclusion...Letmeconcludemytalkwiththefollowingcomments.Allowmetoconcludebylistingoutallthefactorsinfluencingtheefficacy.Inconclusion,Iwouldliketopointoutthefollowingaspects.I'dliketoleaveyouwiththefollowingconclusion.ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext46IV.QuotingLetmeclosebyquotingDr.Einstein,thefamousphysicist,whosaidthat…IwouldliketocometoaclosebyquotingwhatSirNewtononcesaid...Therefore,Iwouldsuggestthatwe...I'dliketosuggest...AsfarasI'mconcerned,theonlysolutiontotheproblemis...ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext47V.ClosingThat'sall,thankyou.That'stheendofmypresentation.Somuchformyspeech,thankyou.Thankyouforyourattention.Thankyouforyourlistening.ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext48VI.OtherUsefulExpressionsintheEndPartoftheSpeechSorry,IseetheredlightisshiningsoIhavetoskipthelastpartandjumptotheconclusion.Mr.Chairmanissignalingme,Ihavetostophereandleaveouttheremainingparttosparetime.ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext49[Sample1]Wehaveproposedaframeworkofahierarchicalplanningsystemforrobots.Firstofall,thesystemisanautomaticplansystemthatcanguidetherobotintelligentlyintermsoftheenvironment.Secondly,itisbasedonhierarchicalplanning.Theplanningproblemhasbeenhierarchicallydecomposedintotwosub-problems:globaldestinationselectionandlocalmotionplanning.Andfinally,thesimulationandapplicationhasproveditasaneffectivedesign.(Showthelastvisual)That'sallformypresentation.Foranyquestiontoberaised,I'mquitewillingtodiscussthemwithyouatanytime.Thankyou,everyone.ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext50[Sample2]

'Finally,wecandrawtheconclusion:edgedetectionanddenoisingaretwoimportantbranchesofimageprocessing.Ifwecombineedgedetectionwithdenoising,wecanovercometheshortcomingsofthecommonly-useddenoisingmethodsandwithoutblurringtheedgenotably.Furthermore,therearemanydenoisingandedgedetectionmethodsnow.Differentmethodsaresuitablefordifferenttypesofimagesandnoisemodels.Wecandofurtherresearchonhowtocombinethesevariousdenoisingandedgedetectionmethodsaccordingtothecontentoftheimagesandnatureofnoise.That'sallformytalk.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetoaskme.I'mquitewillingtodiscussthemwithyouatanytime,Thankyou.ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext51[Sample3]That'sallIwantedtoshowyouaboutMachineVisionandoneofitsapplications,AGV.ThankyouOK,thatisallI'mgoingtotalktoday.Thankyou![Sample5]That'sall.Thankyou!ChapterIIIEndingthespeechtext52ChapterIVAskingandAnsweringQuestionsInvitingquestionsRaisingquestionsSignalingyourintentiontoaskaquestionExpressingyourattitudeAskingthespecificquestionsComprehensivesamplesResponsetoquestionsAskingforrepetitionWelcomingthequestionRepeatingorparaphrasingthequestionRespondingtodifficultorchallengingquestionsRespondingtoimproperquestionsRespondingtoquestionsyoudonotknowReferringbacktothequestioner53I.InvitingQuestionsSo,let'sthrowitopentoquestions.NowI'dliketoansweranyquestions,ifyouhaveany.NowIamreadytoansweryourquestions,ifany.I'dbegladtotryandansweranyquestions.Arethereanyquestions?Anyquestions?ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions54II.RaisingQuestionsSignalingYourIntentiontoAskaQuestionIwanttoaskDr.Baiaquestion.IhaveaquestionforDr.Anderson.Mr.Smith,Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.ThereisaquestionI'dliketoaskProf.Li.AquestionforMr.Liu.Onequestion,Dr.Wei.CouldIaskyouaquestion,Prof.Li?MayIventuretoaskProf.Zhangaquestion?ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions55ExpressingYourAttitude

Beforeaskingyourquestion,youcanexpressyourpositiveattitudeormakeacommentonthespeaker'spresentation.Forexample,Dr.Johnson,Iwasfascinatedbyyourdescriptionofyourstudy,butwhatwillhappenif...Mr.Li,youdidsplendidwork!Justonequestion.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions56AskingtheSpecificQuestionYoumentionedverybrieflythatyouusedtwoexperimentsthatwerethesame.Wouldyoupleaseelaborateonthatpoint?Wouldyoubesokindastogivememoreinformationaboutthemethodofyourexperiment?Wouldyoutellmethereasonwhyyousetsuchahightemperature?ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions57ComprehensiveSamplesDr.Wang,I'dliketoraiseonequestion.First,mayIsayhowmuchIenjoyedtalk.But,mayIask,doyouhaveexperiencewiththenewmethod?Congratulations,Dr.Li.Ican'thelpbutadmireyourachievement.ButIwanttoknowwhat'syourattitudetowardabuseofantibiotics?I'dliketocongratulateMr.Liuonaveryinterestingpresentation.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions58MayIaskyouaquestion?Howdoessubjectiveevaluationdifferfromobjectiveevaluation?First,I‘dliketosayyourresearchisveryinteresting.MayIasktwoquestions?Doyouseeanyrelationbetweencigarettesmokingandpeptic(消化性的)ulcers?Andwhatadvantagedoyouexpectbyusingthisapproach?ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions59III.ResponsetoQuestionsAskingforRepetitionPardon,Icouldn'thearwhatyousaid.Ibegyourpardon,Ididn'tcatchwhatyousaid.I'msorryIforgotyourfirstquestion.Wouldyoubesokindastosayitagain?I'mnotquitesurewhatyourquestionis.Ididn'tquitegetthelastpointofyourquestion.Youmean,theremaybesomemistakeinthecalculation?ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions60Areyoureferringtothesignificanceofthedifference?Areyousuggestingthatthetemperaturemighthaveaffectedtheresults?IfIunderstandyoucorrectly,youaresaying/asking...Ididn'tquitecatchthat.Couldyougooverthatagain?I'mnotsurewhatyou'regettingat.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions61WelcomingtheQuestion

Welcomethequestionbysaying“Thankyou"orcommentingonitsaying"That’sagoodquestion"or“That'sachallengingquestion.”Thisisaverygoodquestion.Thankyouforthatquestion.I‘mgladthisquestionhasbeenbroughtup.Iappreciatethatquestion.Thisisahardquestion.Thisisaninterestingquestion.Thisisabigquestion.I'dbedelightedtoansweryourquestion.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions62I'lltrytoanswerthisquestionverybriefly.Inanswertoyourquestion,Iwouldsaythat...Icanonlyprovideapartialanswertothatquestion.Letmetrytoansweryourquestionsonebyone.Myanswertoyourfirstquestionis...MayIansweryoursecondquestionfirst?Ihaveonlyapartialanswertoyourquestion.Thankyouforthatquestion.ThisisachallengingquestionandI'mafraidIcanonlyprovideapartialanswertoit.Anyway,I'lltrymybesttoanswerit.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions63RepeatingorParaphrasingtheQuestionQuestioner:Haveyoutrieditonhumanbodies?Presenter:Thisgentlemanwouldliketoknowwhetherwehavetriedthisonhumanbodies.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions64RespondingtoDifficultorChallengingQuestionQuestion:Sowhathappensifthenewbudgetisn'tapproved?Answer(1):We'vespenttwomonthspreparingthenewbudget.It'sagoodbudgetandwe'reconfidentwe'llgetapprovaltoputitintopractice.Answer(2):Thereistoomuchsuppositioninthequestionformetogiveasoundanswer.

Thefollowingaresomeotherexamplesofanswerstochallengingquestions:ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions65Perhapsinanotheryearorsowecananswerthatquestion,becausethesestudiesarenowinprogress.Wearenowworkingonthisproblemand,ifyouagree,I'llansweryourquestioninafewweeks.TheonlyanswerIcangiveatpresentistowaitafewmoreyears,atwhichtimesomethingbettermightultimatelycomeoutofallourefforts.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions66Ithinkitwillbepossibletoanswerthisquestionwhenmoreexperimentsarecompleted.Theanswertothisquestionneedsfurtherstudy.IhopeIwillbeabletoansweryourquestionlater.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions67RespondingtoImproperQuestionIappreciateyourinterestinmyresearch,butIjustdon'twanttotalkaboutitnow.Let'stalkaboutsomethingelse.I'drathernotsay.Whydoyouwanttoknow?Sometimesyoucanrelaythequestionbacktothequestioner.Forexample,ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions68BeforeIansweryouthatquestion,letmeaskyou:wheredoyouthinkweshouldhavetheproject?Inthisway,sometimesyouencouragethequestionertoanswerhisorherownquestion,e.g."Whatdoyouthink?Arepeoplepreparedtopayanextra$2forfasterservice?"ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions69RespondingtotheQuestionsYouDoNotKnowIfyoudon'tknowtheanswertoaparticularquestion,simplyadmitthatyoudon'tknow.Saysomethinglikethis:"I'msorry.Idon'thappentoknowtheanswertothatquestion,butI'llbehappytocheckintoitforyou."ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions70Herearesomefurtherexamples:Idon'tthinkIcanansweryourquestion.IwishIcouldansweryourquestion,butunfortunatelyIhavenogoodanswer.I'mnotsurethatIcanansweryourquestion.WhatI'mgoingtosayisnotquiteananswertoyourquestion.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions71Anothertechniquetocopewiththesituationistodirecttheattentiontoanotherexpertwhomayknowitoryoucanusetheaudience.Askifanyonecouldhelpthequestionerandhenceitwon'tbenecessaryforyoutoadmitthatyoudonotknowtheanswer.Seeexamplesbelow.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions72IthinkthatquestioncouldbebetteransweredbyDr.Liuthanbyme.IthinkperhapsDr.Chenwouldbebetterabletoanswerthisquestion.Prof.Liwouldbeabetterpersontoansweryourquestionsincehehasdonealotofworkinthisfield.ChapterIVAskingandansweringquestions73Fortunately,Prof.Ma,whoisanauthorityinthisarea,ishere.Ithinknooneismoresuitablethanhimtoansweryourquestion.Dr.Sawyerisperhapsinabetterpositiontotellussomethingaboutit.PerhapsmycolleagueDr.