Answer the actual question and acknowledge what you do not know
Wenn ich Ihre Frage richtig verstehe, möchten Sie ein konkretes Beispiel hören.
Clarify a question, give a relevant answer and separate known information from a point requiring further checking.
A follow-up question is a chance to clarify, not a reason to repeat the entire talk. Listen for what is requested: a reason, an example, a source or a practical step. Wenn ich Ihre Frage richtig verstehe … checks your interpretation. Answer the requested point first, then add one useful detail. If you do not know a figure, say so and explain how you could check it; do not invent a precise number. You can disagree politely with an assumption in the question. Thank the questioner and correct your own earlier statement when needed. Clear limits can make an answer more reliable than a confident guess.
Wenn ich Ihre Frage richtig verstehe, möchten Sie ein konkretes Beispiel hören.
If I understand your question correctly, you would like to hear a specific example.
Meinen Sie die Kosten pro Person oder für die ganze Gruppe?
Do you mean the cost per person or for the whole group?
Dazu kann ich im Moment keine verlässliche Zahl nennen.
I cannot give a reliable figure for that at the moment.
Ich würde die Angabe beim Veranstalter überprüfen.
I would check that information with the organizer.
Sie haben recht, diesen Punkt habe ich vorhin ungenau formuliert.
You are right; I phrased that point imprecisely earlier.
Meine Antwort bezieht sich auf unsere Gruppe, nicht auf alle Lernenden.
My answer refers to our group, not to all learners.
A follow-up question is a chance to clarify, not a reason to repeat the entire talk. Listen for what is requested: a reason, an example, a source or a practical step. Wenn ich Ihre Frage richtig verstehe … checks your interpretation. Answer the requested point first, then add one useful detail. If you do not know a figure, say so and explain how you could check it; do not invent a precise number. You can disagree politely with an assumption in the question. Thank the questioner and correct your own earlier statement when needed. Clear limits can make an answer more reliable than a confident guess.
Clarify a question, give a relevant answer and separate known information from a point requiring further checking.
A question about cost is not answered by repeating the time and place. Do not fill a knowledge gap with an invented figure.
Identify question type → clarify if needed → direct answer → relevant support or acknowledged limit → next check.
Create four audience questions for your talk and answer them in 120–150 words overall: one reason, one example, one practical detail and one point you cannot yet verify.