# ✅ Checkpoint: Storytelling and Q&A

By Better Wise



## Quiz

1. According to the story arc lesson, what are the four beats of a story, in order?
   - Hook, backstory, moral, call to action
   - Introduction, body, climax, conclusion
   - Setup, turn, tension, point
   - Setup, tension, turn, point
2. A speaker opens with: "I'll keep this short, this is just something that happened a while ago, I wasn't sure whether to share it." What is the coach's verdict?
   - It builds suspense and makes the audience lean in
   - It is good because it manages expectations about length
   - It is an apology open and should be cut; start inside the moment instead
   - It works as long as the story itself is strong
3. When shrinking a five-minute memory to 90 seconds, which element must never be cut?
   - Scene-setting that does not carry tension
   - Backstory and context
   - Secondary characters
   - The turn and the point
4. In the Q&A lesson, what is the correct order of the four moves under pressure?
   - Reframe, pause, exit, bridge
   - Pause, bridge, reframe, exit
   - Pause, reframe, bridge, exit
   - Bridge, pause, reframe, exit
5. Which of the following are part of the graceful "I don't know" move taught in the Q&A lesson? Select all that apply.
   - Say how you will find out
   - State what you do know
   - Say "I don't know" plainly
   - Offer a plausible estimate so the silence is filled
   - Give a date for the follow-up
6. Which habits does the Q&A lesson list as costing you the room? Select all that apply.
   - Bridging without acknowledging the question
   - Answering the tone of a hostile question instead of its substance
   - Repeating the question so the back row can hear it
   - Filling the pause with "great question, so, um..."
   - Giving long answers to short questions
7. The bridge formula for connecting a story to your message is: "That's why I now [specific behavior], and why [topic] ____ more than it looks."
8. A 90-second story is delivered at roughly ____ words after a 4:1 cut from a 400-word draft.
9. In Q&A, a visible list of deferred questions, each with a named owner and a date, is called a ____.
10. Record your 90-second anecdote and your answer to the nastiest question your talk invites. Play both back and rate yourself against the rubric.


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## Contents

Part of [🎤 Public Speaking and Storytelling](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling.md)

- **🧭 Delivery Foundations: Structure, Voice, and Presence**
  - [🏗️ One Message, Strong Open, Strong Close](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/talk-architecture-one-message-strong-open-close.md)
  - [🎙️ Voice and Pacing Drills That Hold Attention](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/voice-and-pacing-drills.md) (sign-in required)
  - [🧘 Body Language and Nerves on Your Side](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/body-language-and-managing-nerves.md)
  - [✅ Checkpoint: Structure, Voice, and Presence](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/checkpoint-delivery-foundations.md)
- **📖 Storytelling and Live Q&A**
  - [🌀 Story Arcs and Personal Anecdotes That Land](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/story-arcs-and-personal-anecdotes.md)
  - [💬 Handling Q&A Under Pressure](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/handling-qa-under-pressure.md)
  - [✅ Checkpoint: Storytelling and Q&A](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/checkpoint-storytelling-and-qa.md) — this lesson
- **🎬 Adapt and Deliver: Capstone**
  - [🎛️ Same Talk, Three Rooms: Meetings, Pitches, Presentations](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/adapting-talks-for-meetings-pitches-presentations.md)
  - [🎥 Capstone: Build and Record Your 5-Minute Signature Talk](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/capstone-build-and-record-signature-talk.md) (premium content)
  - [✅ Checkpoint: Adaptive Delivery and Capstone](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/checkpoint-adaptive-delivery-capstone.md) (premium content)
- [Course cheatsheet](https://everwise.study/courses/public-speaking-and-storytelling/cheatsheet.md) (premium content)