# Answer the tough questions after your big presentation calmly

> It asks the skeptical money question you were secretly hoping nobody in the room would raise.

Paste your talk or slides and say who's in the room. AI lists the questions and doubts they're likely to raise, then asks them one at a time and scores your answers against a simple rubric.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/presentation-tough-questions-rehearsal/
- Category: Learn anything faster
- Made for: Everyone, Consultants, Coaches
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: About 20 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I'm giving a presentation on [YOUR TOPIC, e.g. our new client onboarding plan] to [YOUR AUDIENCE, e.g. the leadership team]. What I need from them: [YOUR GOAL, e.g. approval for a pilot]. Here's my content: [YOUR SLIDES OR OUTLINE]. First, list the 10 questions this audience is most likely to ask, including the skeptical ones, and any misunderstandings they might have. Then run a 10-minute practice. Ask me the questions one at a time, the way the toughest person in the room would. After each answer, score me from 1 to 3 on clarity, directness and evidence, and show me a stronger answer in two sentences. Finish with a one-page Q&A prep sheet.
```

## Step by step

1. Paste your slides, outline or script into the chat.
2. Describe your audience and what you need from them.
3. Answer each question out loud or in writing.
4. Ask for a one-page Q&A prep sheet when you're done.

## What you'll get

The likely tough questions and misunderstandings, a live practice round with scores and a one-page Q&A prep sheet.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 20 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 4 blanks: your topic, your audience, your goal and your slides or outline. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** The likely tough questions and misunderstandings, a live practice round with scores and a one-page Q&A prep sheet.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by ChatGPT for Education (OpenAI): https://edunewsletter.openai.com/p/the-edu-prompt-issue-5. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Watch It For Me (Drop any video link and get the step-by-step playbook, the full timestamped transcript, and the best quotes. Without watching it); TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.