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Stop Ending Your Speeches With 'Any Questions' and End With This Instead

Don't let your audience decide how you're going to end your presentation.

You have a big presentation to make to your client, your funders, or your boss . You've spent hours developing a deck that's concise, crisp, and visually stunning. You've practiced the delivery so that you speak with clarity, calm, and confidence . You've tested to make sure your tech is glitch-free, proofread the printed materials, and developed an opening statement that's sure to capture the hearts and minds of your listeners.

You got this...

Until the end.

If you're planning to wrap up your presentation with a half-hearted call for "any questions?" followed by a "thank you" and a quick exit, then you haven't planned your whole presentation.

In fact, you're missing out on a critical opportunity to reinforce your key message, offer a final appeal to gate keepers or decision makers, and make yourself and your pitch memorable.

The principle of recency states that people remember most what they learned most recently. In other words, your audience is likely going to recall how you ended your presentation more than they will remember how you started, or even much of the content in the middle. And if they're going to remember the end, you need a finish that's bigger than "any questions?"

Too many people end their presentations with a call for questions, which is a mistake. Why? Because it leaves the audience in charge of your ending, when, in fact, you want to be the one who decides the last words the audience hears. Think about it--what if the last question someone asks is irrelevant or hostile or bizarre ? What if there are no questions at all? Is that what you want your audience to be thinking about when they make their decisions about whether to invest in your offering, move your agenda forward, or advance your career?

Here's one more possibility to consider: What if the question that someone asks is so helpful and insightful that it actually changes your planned conclusion?

So, you may be asking yourself, "If I don't end with Q&A, how do I end?" (Great question!)

If you're not planning to take questions throughout your presentation, here are the final four steps you need to end your presentation memorably (in a good way):

1. Recap your main points

After you've covered your content, sum it up for the audience so that they remember what you've just told them. (Remember the old saying, "Tell them what you're going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you told them"? This is the "tell them what you told them" part.) No matter how compelling you were, you still need to assume that people's attention spans are short. A quick review of your main points will help your listeners lock in what they've learned.

2. Invite questions (and mean it!)

While you may wish you could avoid this section at all costs, you need to give people an opportunity to clarify anything they didn't understand, seek additional information, and even challenge your proposal. You might even find that an audience member's question brings up a novel idea or thoughtful approach you hadn't considered, leading you to draw an updated conclusion.

3. Share your conclusion

Don't get complex or fancy. It can be a simple restatement of your objective, with a few observations thrown in that you collected during the Q&A. Or, if the Q&A didn't yield any new insights, you can skip the observations. The point is to remind your audience of the key message you want to reinforce. (This is also a useful technique if you're dealing with a hostile audience, because the person who summarizes the discussion, no matter how tense the discussion may have become, stays in control by having the last word.) 

4. Close memorably and meaningfully

Perhaps no section of a presentation is as important as the closing, since that's the last thing your audience will hear. And because it's so critical, your closing must be prepared and practiced. What are you preparing and practicing? A powerful quotation from a business leader, a relevant song lyric or movie line, a rousing call to action, a concise story, a rhetorical question, or (for bonus points) a link back to your opening statement. 

You never get a second chance to make a last--and lasting--impression. Make sure that your presentations end positively, memorably, and with you in the driver's seat.

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Most of us would like people in the audience to ask questions. A lively Q&A session is stimulating and engaging for the audience. But sometimes you ask for questions, and you’re just met with blank gazes back from your audience. It’s a let-down and your presentation ends on a sour note.

Questions from the audience are like young fragile seedlings – they need nurturing. Consider when you’re in the audience – what stages do you have to mentally go through in order to ask a question? It might go something like this:

So as the presenter, you need to nurture your audience’s questions through these four stages. Here are 8 tips to help make them through:

1. Pitch your presentation at the right level for your audience

The first stage of questions is birth – they have to be born in your audience’s mind. If your presentation is too simple for the level of knowledge in your audience – it’s all material they’ve covered before – they won’t have any questions. Conversly, if it’s too complicated for them, they’ll turn off rather than risk asking a question which might make them look stupid.

2. Don’t cover every aspect of your topic in the presentation

If you cover everything there is to know on the topic – you won’t leave room for questions. So don’t be exhaustive in your coverage.

3. Let your audience know you would like questions and when to ask them

Near the beginning of your presentation let your audience know that you welcome questions. Then let them know when to ask them. There are a number of options:

Take questions throughout your presentation

Tell people they can interrupt you throughout the presentation to ask questions as they come to mind. This has several benefits:

• people won’t have to remember their question till later
• if they’re uncertain about something they can get that clarified at the time
• questions on a particular issue are dealt with at the same time that you’re discussing that issue.

The downside to this strategy is that it can take you off track if people ask irrelevant questions or questions that you’re going to cover later in the presentation. If you find it tricky to get back into the flow of your presentation after an interruption it may not be the best strategy for you. Finally, it can throw the timing of your presentation if people ask a lot of questions on a particular issue. This strategy is best used in longer presentations and training courses where timing is less critical.

Take questions at defined points of your presentation

Tell people you will have an opportunity for questions after you’ve finished each part of your presentation. This option is a useful halfway point between having questions throughout and leaving them till the end of the presentation. You can also decide how long to take questions for during each break in your presentation, and so control the timing better.

4. Let them ask a question as soon as they have one

If you’re serious about ensuring that people get their questions answered, invite people to interrupt you and ask their question. It’s the only way to ensure this. That’s when the question is burning for them. The longer you make people wait, the less likely they are to remember it. Once you’ve moved onto a new topic, their question will seem less relevant. Joey Asher from Talking Points blog says:

Questions aren’t to be feared. They’re to be embraced.  There’s no better way to connect with an audience than to allow them free rein to ask as many questions as they want.

5. Invite people to write down their questions as they think of them

If you don’t want to take questions throughout, you can help people remember their questions by suggesting that they write them down.

6. Validate every question

It takes courage to ask a question. It’s public speaking – just not from the front of the room. People are held back by wondering if their question is stupid or did they miss something and you already answered it. So you need to do your bit to make it a safe environment for people to ask questions. Do that by responding warmly to all questions that are asked – even if the question is stupid or you had already covered it. I don’t recommend saying “Good question”. It’s become a cliche which is often used when the presenter can’t immediately think of the answer.

7. Have people discuss in pairs any questions they may have

If your audience seems a little shy, give them an opportunity to discuss their questions with one other person before they ask them in front of the whole of the audience. Here’s how do do this:

“I’m going to ask for questions in a moment. Please turn to the person next to you and discuss together any questions you have. Then I’ll answer those questions.”

This has several benefits:

• It gives people the opportunity to try out their question in front of one person before risking humiliation in front of the whole audience.
• Any questions that are answered by material you’ve already covered can be answered by their partner.
• It gives people the opportunity to rehearse and fine-tune their question so that it will be shorter and clearer when they ask you.

8. Answer questions clearly and succinctly

If you answer every question with a long-winded and incoherent ramble, people are going to be reluctant to ask you another one. They’ll conclude they’re unlikely to get a useful answer from you. Nor do they want to subject the rest of the audience to another ramble.

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Five ways to make presentations Q&A friendly from Joey Asher at Talking Points. He also recommends validating every question:

Smiling at the questioner is like rewarding a dog for sitting on command.  Once rewarded, the chances are the audience will ask more.

John Windsor has a useful post Making the most of a Q&A session . He stresses anticipating the questions that might be asked. And also advises that you recap and conclude your presentation after the Q&A session. That provides a stronger ending to your presentation than just lettting questions peter out.

Andrew Dlugan discusses Leading the perfect Q&A . This covers all elements of the Q&A session from both the audience’s point of view and the presenters.

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Hi again Olivia – just seen this following someone else’s link. It’s something I blogged about myself a while ago – and in retrospect I probably over-stated my case: http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/03/29/questions-or-not/

To me, it’s important to differentiate between two types of question. Firstly, you’ve got questions of fact (“Did you say 200%?”) which seem to me to be necessary at any point because otherwise people won’t be able to make much of anything you say after that.

Secondly though, there are questions of “application” for lack of a better term. Things like “So in my position, would it make sense to….?”. I love these questions as it shows the audience has bitten what I’ve said and is running with it. My instinct is that these questions should only surface at the end (in fact if the presentation is well structured this is probably the only place it CAN surface!).

And, for the “during the presentation so askers don’t forget”, I’ve also seen Twitter used effectively – either as a displayed backchannel – so that the whole audience can see, or just visible to those who have the necessary hardware. Quite often, small questions can be answered by someone else in the audience (like whispering to the person next to you – only there are lots of people next to you!), or the presenter/room host can skim them at the end & answer the key ones.

Hi Emma Yes, that’s a great use of the backchannel. Thank you for adding it to this post. Olivia

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10 Tips for Handling Questions after a Presentation

In this article, we’ll provide 10 tips for handling questions effectively, from being prepared to staying calm and concise. By following these tips, you can feel confident and prepared to handle any questions that come your way.

As a presenter, handling questions post-presentation can be stressful. However, it’s a crucial part of engaging with your audience and showing your expertise. 

1. Listen Carefully

2. repeat the question, 3. don’t interrupt, 4. encourage dialogue, 5. be respectful, 6. be honest, 7. keep it brief, 8. repeat key points, 9. don’t overpromise, 10. be prepared.

When someone asks you a question, listen carefully. This helps you understand better and gives you time to collect your thoughts and form an appropriate response.

Repeat the question aloud before answering to ensure you’ve understood it correctly and give the audience a chance to hear it. It helps clarify any ambiguity and ensures you’re addressing the right question.

Let the person finish speaking before you respond. Interrupting can seem rude and may make your audience uncomfortable. Wait until they’re done to reply.

Encourage dialogue by asking follow-up questions and inviting the audience to share their thoughts or opinions. This creates a more engaging and interactive experience for everyone.

It’s crucial to be respectful and professional when answering questions, even if the inquirer is difficult or confrontational. Respond calmly and avoid getting defensive or argumentative.

If you don’t know the answer to a question, be honest about it. Admit you don’t have the information at hand. Offer to follow up later or direct the person to someone who can help more effectively.

When answering questions, be concise and focused. Avoid rambling or straying off-topic, as this can confuse or bore the audience. Stick to the main point and provide a clear response.

When answering questions, repeat key points from your presentation. This reinforces information and helps the audience understand better. It also contextualizes the answer within your presentation’s larger framework.

Be honest and realistic when answering questions. Don’t overpromise or make claims you can’t back up. If you don’t know the answer, admit it and offer to follow up later.

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At the end of your presentation, if it is appropriate for the type of presentation, solicit questions from the audience.

Responding to Audience Questions

When someone is asking a question, make eye contact with that person, listen positively, and acknowledge by saying "thank you for that question," or say "that is an excellent question" or "that is an important question".

If the audience is in a large room and cannot hear each other's questions, repeat the question loudly for everyone to hear, before answering it.

If you know the answer to the question, respond appropriately and briefly so you can take more questions and not spend too much time on one question.

Effective Response to Question

This video clip is an example of a presenter effectively responding to an audience member's question .

Ineffective Response to Question

This video clip is an example of a presenter ineffectively responding to an audience member's question .

If the question is not relevant to the presentation, say something like, "I am really sorry that question is outside the scope of this presentation, but I will be happy to stay after the presentation and discuss it with you."

Effective Response to Off-topic Question

This video clip is an example of a presenter effectively responding to an off-topic question or one in which he or she does not know the answer .

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This video clip is an example of a presenter inappropriately responding to an off-topic question or one in which he or she does not know the answer .

If time is running out for answering all of the questions, say, "I am sorry. I am running out of time, but I will take one last question, and then I will be available at the end to answer any remaining questions."

If you do not know the answer to a question say, "That is an interesting question, and I will have to get back to you later on that" or ask the audience "Can someone help me with this?" or be gracious and acknowledge you do not know the answer at that time.

If an audience member criticizes or attacks what you had covered in your presentation, do not attack back, but separate the valid criticism from the personal attack, and respond to the criticism appropriately.

Some things not to do during the question and answer period:

• Shuffling papers or technology and not making eye contact with the questioner
• Belittling the questioner
• Calling those who want to ask questions by their physical characteristics
• Not taking questions in the sequence they are asked, but focusing on certain people or a side of the room

Asking Good Questions

If you are in the audience, know also how to ask good questions to indicate that you are following the presentation.

You can ask some general questions about any topic, and you may be genuinely curious about some things presented.

• What were the most challenging aspects, or what surprised you the most, in conducting this project?
• Why did you choose this particular methodology or argument instead of another one?
• How did you collect the data? Were there any problems in collecting data? What was the sample size?
• How did you validate your work? Did you validate with a real problem or situation?
• What are some of the limitations of your work?
• What recommendations do you have for further exploration in this project?

Learning to ask good questions at the end of a presentation demonstrates your active participation.

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It’s always a good idea to ask for audience feedback after a presentation. Constructive feedback is necessary if you want to improve yourself and your presentation skills. This is your chance to figure out where you shine and where there is room for improvement. Even the greatest leaders understand the value of feedback and how it’s a critical component for growth and development. It’s important to be mindful of how you collect feedback so you can be sure it is worth your while. Here are a few suggestions for how to ask for feedback after a presentation. 

Feedback Forms

One simple way to collect valuable feedback is by providing audience members with a feedback form after your presentation has concluded. Encourage your audience to fill it out and leave it with you in a dropbox. When you create a feedback form, stay away from multiple choice questions, as this provides very little useful feedback. Rather, ask open-ended questions to solicit more useful feedback such as, “What is the most valuable thing you learned today? How could this session have been more valuable? What recommendations do you have?†

Interactive Polls/Questionnaires

Once the audience leaves the room, it can be difficult to ensure they will take the time to fill out forms, respond to emails, etc. Therefore, ask for feedback while your audience is still present. There are several polling and questionnaire apps that you can use for live polling during your presentation. The respondents will remain anonymous, but you can see the results of your polls and surveys instantly. 

Social Media

Twitter and Facebook are also great tools for gathering audience feedback. Today’s generation might not be reliable when it comes to written feedback, but they have no problem posting it to social media. Twitter can be used before, during, and after your presentation to engage and interact with your audience. Create a hashtag for your talk and encourage audience members to post comments or questions during and after your presentation. This is a great way to collect valuable and authentic feedback. You can also create a Facebook page for your presentation and ask audience members to post comments and feedback to your Facebook page. 

Another way to collect audience feedback is by sending a follow-up email with feedback questions. This is a great way to recap your main points and reconnect with your audience after the presentation.  It also gives audience members a chance to provide constructive feedback about the presentation. 

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Questions after your presentation signal success

Many presenters are relieved when there are no questions at the end of their presentation. but no questions is rarely a good sign..

I have been asking the executives, managers and business students I work with to identify the top three concerns they have when called upon to deliver a work presentation. Everyone has their own personal torments, but one common concern is “questions.” Many are nervous about being asked questions before, during or after their presentation.

Why questions can be troublesome

Different people have different reasons for being concerned about questions, but they tend to fall into one of three main groups.

1. Interruptions: Questions before or during the presentation can disrupt the presenter’s momentum and train of thought. This is often a companion to another top concern: forgetting what you need or want to say. The concern is that if you take a question, you may have trouble recovering: picking up where you left off in your prepared remarks, and getting back on track.

2. Loss of control: Some are afraid that questions may be signs that the audience is growing restive. Questions may be perceived meddlesome or even as hostile acts designed to undermine the speaker’s authority or to hijack the presentation.

3.  Lack of preparation: At the most basic level, the concern is that they will be asked a question to which they do not know the answer or struggle to remember and articulate the answer. Their concern is that not having a ready answer makes the presenter appear unprepared, incompetent or even ignorant.

Questions are not a sign of failure

Questions can be taken as a sign of failure. You failed to cover everything you needed to cover in the presentation. You have not been clear enough in your delivery. Many presenters are relieved when there are no questions at the end of their presentation. No questions? Great. Success!

Why questions are good

But questions are not only good, they are essential. The successful presenter wants to be asked questions. Responding to off-topic, nuisance or ill-informed questions will be addressed in another post, but good and even difficult on-topic questions are what you want as a presenter.

• Questions mean that at least some members of your audience are paying attention. They are engaged and can help draw other members of the audience in.
• A presentation is a shared experience between the presenter and members of the audience. The audience is not only present, they have a role to play. They bring a collective product, market or institutional knowledge to the presentation that effectively tests the value and strength of the presenter’s message. They want to be recognized as participants in this experience and the best way to be recognized is to ask questions.
• Audience members are also interested in what the other members of the audience are thinking and how they are reacting to the presentation. They appreciate good questions from other members of the audience.
• Questions represent instant feedback. Questions from the audience give the presenter a better sense of where the interests of the audience lie. Because you have to make decisions about what will fit into the time allotted for the presentation and how much information your audience can absorb, you will by definition be leaving things out. Any question will in effect just be giving you a helpful prompt re: something you need to cover.
• Finally, transforming the thinking of your audience is the objective of a successful presentation and it begins by planting or exciting questions in the minds of the audience. Questions from the audience indicate that you have been an effective catalyst for change.

How to respond to questions

The most important thing is to acknowledge a question and to thank the audience for the question. You can say: “That is a great question.” Or, “That is a really interesting question.” Or, “That is a really tough question.” Or anything to that effect.

Take a quick look around the audience once the question has been asked. If everyone is heads up and leaning in, you know this is a question that is of interest to everyone. If heads are down or attentions are turning elsewhere, you know that this question is esoteric. Tailor your answer accordingly.

You always have three seconds of silence to work with. So take a couple of seconds to think before responding. If you know the answer, keep your answer short. Just answer the question and offer to discuss it further with anyone who is interested after you finish the presentation. Try to always leave the audience wanting more.

There is no shame in not having the answer to every question that any member of the audience could possibly ask. Don’t speculate as to what the answer might be. If you don’t know the answer, you basically have two options. Either tell them you do not have that information at hand but you know where to get it and will provide it to them after the presentation, or tell them that you are very interested in that question or information, you will definitely look into it, and if the answer turns out to be useful your analysis and work you will incorporate it immediately. And again, thank them for the question.

The successful presentation is one that ends in discussion

There are two legendary performances in the theatre that ended in general riot. The first was the premiere of Victor Hugo’s romantic drama Hernani that challenged the French classical tradition. The second was the premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring . Both evoked strong emotional responses from establishment audiences who felt they were having a new, strange and wholly unacceptable art form imposed upon them. In the business presentation, even when presenting ideas that will be disruptive, we prefer to foment constructive discussion that centers on how best for all in attendance to proceed in acting upon the information they have just received. We do that by transforming the audience’s thinking. That means inviting questions from the audience.

So the successful presenter closes with, “Thank you for your attention. I hope you have questions.”

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How to Answer Questions After A Presentation – 11 Tips

August 12, 2022

How do you answer questions after your presentation? For many people, handling presentation questions is the scariest part of presenting.

Answering questions becomes much easier if you prepare properly. so how do the best presenters answer challenging questions effectively, answering presentation questions is a real skill.  and it’s a skill you can learn.  over the last 15 years we’ve coached thousands of people to be brilliant at presentation questions and answers. , do please call us and we’ll tell you about our presentation coaching – it’s fast and good value., having coached executives for critical presentations for nearly 15 years, we recently asked our team of experts for their top tips., whether you are a business executive or from the c-suite or just want to improve how you present, these ten tips will help you shine when you answer questions:, ten steps for answering questions after a presentation..

Let’s review each tip in turn:

To Answer Questions Tip #1. Listen to the question!

Take a mental step back when you hear a question.

• What’s really being asked?
• What’s behind the query?
• Is there a hidden agenda?

Don’t be tempted to think of the answer as soon as you hear the start of the question. Instead be an active listener. You may need to clarify the question before answering. If you are not certain what you are being asked, you may answer the question you want, rather than the question they asked. And as you listen, you will learn something . Most questioners are looking for something specific.

How to clarify the question you are asked If you are not 100% sure what you are being asked, then use one of these question clarification techniques. 1. Repeat the question back and rephrase – then check that’s what they want to hear 2. Ask a question 3. Ask them to repeat the question. 4. Apologies, and say you did not understand, could they please repeat.

Answer Presentation Questions Confidently Tip #2. Have the mind-set of a teacher

A question is not an exam test . If you are asked a question, its because someone wants to know something. Your job is to help them understand. Whatever is on their mind, how can you help them?

So, put yourself in the role of a teacher. You have presented on a subject you understand, and you have a someone who wants to know more. Your can inform, educate and perhaps even entertain. If you do it right, you will look good in the eyes of the questioner and in the eyes of the audience. Enjoy the prospect of helping people when you answer questions.

Answering Questions Tip #3. Every question is different

We can never know what’s going on in the minds of the audience. That means each person in the audience will see you differently. For some, it will be about protecting their own interests, for others it may be about gathering more information.

And people have their own style – from super soft to nail hard . You’ll have to assess where they are coming from, what they re looking for and how they think. The best way to answer questions is to listen and learn from the comments they make and the questions they ask.

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Answering Presentation Questions Tip #4. There’s no such thing as a stupid question

It may sound stupid to you, but every audience question is aimed at understanding something. Don’t assume that you know what the person really wants. Perhaps they don’t understand – or perhaps they are testing how you react (yes, some people do this!). So treat every question with respect, consideration and then use it as an opportunity to help the audience understand better.

Presentation Questions Tip #5. Every question is an opportunity

If you are properly prepared for your presentation, then you will have key messages to get across. Use your answers to reinforce, restate, or reframe your messages.

Beware of feeling challenged by tough questions . You do not want to look defensive of uncertain. Instead, like a teacher, you want to help your questioner and perhaps help the audience see the world the way you see it. One powerful piece of advice is Show, Don’t Tell. Use stories , examples and illustrations to bring your business to life when answering tough questions.

Answering Questions Tip #6. How you answer questions is as important as what you say

As we said before, your meeting is not an exam. It’s more like a meeting of minds. So work out what the other person believes and is feeling. How can you do this?

You could ask probing questions, such as:

• Does what I’ve just said explain it?
• Do you want to know more?

For more hypothetical questions you could explore what they believe: “And what do you think?” The more it feels like a conversation rather then a quiz, the more likely you’ll be successful.

Give Great Answers Tip #7. You must prepare

We have seen too many people turn up to presentation Q&A sessions unprepared. By contrast, successful presenters and management teams prepare to answer questions with the intensity of an elite athlete.

After all, you want to be seen at your peak when presenting.

There are three best practice techniques for preparing your Q&A:

• List the tough questions you may be asked – especially the ones you don’t want to be asked. Work out answers to these in advance, decide which should be answered before the Q&A by incorporating it into an earlier part of your presentation, and which will wait for the Q&A.
• Select who in your team will respond – You will feel more confident and, if the questions do get asked, you will be properly prepared.
• Bring in a fresh perspective . Get someone outside the organisation to identify new questions you may get asked – and get the outsider to listen to your answers to the tough questions. A neutral third party (like Benjamin Ball Associates ) can give you insight and expose the weaknesses in your arguments and answers.
• Stress-test your answer s. Spend time as a team firing questions back and forth. Then review how you answer these. Keep at this until you have got it right. The more you prepare, the more natural you will sound.

For important presenting events, we frequently spend many hours preparing teams with tough questions, video review and rehearsals. Just like elite athletes, you only build muscle strength with practice.

Answering Questions Tip #8. Don’t try and answer impossible questions

There are some audience questions you cannot answer. If you learn our approach of Question Triage (a technique for classifying questions up front) you can spot these a mile off. Then you can use proven techniques to get yourself back to safe ground and onto a topic that you can talk about with confidence.

Presentation Question Answering Tip #9. Finish strong

Audience question sessions often end flat. Frequently, people feel pressured to finish quickly, especially if time is short. This is a mistake.

Never miss this opportunity to reinforce your important messages while also showing that you have listened to what the other person has said. Even a strong 30-second summary at the end will show that you have listened. This can also highlight what they need to hear.

Tough Question Tip #10. Beware the last question trap

AKA the Columbo moment. If you are a child of the ‘70s you may remember the TV series Columbo .

The bumbling detective always finished his interview with a suspect and, as he walked away, would say “Just, one more thing….’  With that one line he caught the suspect off guard and got the information he needed.

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To discuss how you can improve your next presentation question session, please call Louise Angus on 020 7018 0922 or email [email protected] .

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How to Follow Up Questions After A Presentation

It is normal to have a Q&A session during the presentation. As the presenter, you have to follow up questions to the audience after the presentation ends. It helps them to remember the materials you have explained to them as well as the gesture to build a good network with the audience.

Following up with the audience is the way to know whether your presentation is effective or not. They should fully understand the explanation during the presentation without any loopholes. How to follow up on the questions after a presentation? Here are the ways you can consider.

How to Follow Up Questions to Audience

1. make it available for qna.

It is important to have spare time to follow up questions after presentation. You should at least have 10 minutes for the audience to ask and for you to answer their questions. Sometimes, answering the questions takes longer than the presentation itself. Encourage your audience to deliver their concern about the topic.

2. Sending some mailings

Mailings are very important and you can start as soon as the presentation ends. What kind of materials you can mail to the audience? It can be brochures, pamphlets, and books regarding the material you had explained before. They will help your audience to remember the topic in the presentations.

However, this is going to be difficult if you don’t have their mail address. Therefore, you have to make sure that you have their mail contact to send. If you are in a group, you can send in group mailings. How about the general audience? You can ask for their mails before attending the presentation.

3. Willing to have phone calls

You can interact with your past audience through phone calls. The power of phone calls is very big because it will lead you to have a wider network. A personal phone call is a way to build a strong relationship and you can’t underestimate it. The audience of your presentation is your prospect after all.

However, this chance should be a professional approach. You only will follow up questions and don’t ask about personal matters to your past audience. Ask them how the presentation was and their understanding of the topic. You can ask about their concerns regarding the presentation as well.

4. Posting content on social media

The power of social media is excellent to get some engagement. Thus, your audience can be your part followers or new followers. Starting to post on social media is a great step to engage with them and talk about the topic you had shared before. The contents should be creative, from videos or pictures.

With the posts on social media, you can provide some links that will help them to understand more about the material. It generates conversation with them and adds some value to yourself. The presentation may be over, but the interaction should be sustainable. The audience might have information you never have before.

5. Sending emails

Encourage your past audiences to send emails after the presentation. You can follow up with questions from them, especially when the total time during a presentation is limited. Interacting via email is very engaging. It gives them clarity that they might never have because they didn’t have a chance to ask during the presentation.

Hence, you need to ask for their email. It is a professional way to engage with them. Even though they don’t send you any questions regarding the topic, you can send them various materials that relate to the presentation topic. Use the templates to look more professional and spark the conversation easily.

You should follow up questions after the presentation to engage with your audience. They had come to your presentation session which means they are interested in the topic you would deliver. Try those ways above to create a nice conversation with them. It builds stronger relationships too for future reference.

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HOUSTON – Cleaning up your own mess is a lesson most of us learned as children.

But now some Houston homeowners are asking Amy Davis if CenterPoint Energy isn’t also required to pick up its old, broken equipment and return their yards to the same condition it was in before the storm.

RELATED: ‘It does not look very comforting’: Students concerned about piece of utility pole hanging above busy intersection

Who is responsible for picking up utility mess debris left behind? KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis works to find answers to your questions.

If your home was damaged in Hurricane Beryl it has probably taken you a while to get everything picked up.

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Amy Davis received three emails within three days from homeowners who are now waiting on CenterPoint to do its part to get its broken equipment off their property.

Amy drove over to Rick Winters’ Spring home off of West Strack this weekend to see what CenterPoint left behind. He had no electricity for 10 days after Beryl.

CenterPoint crews came out and put up a new utility pole to replace the one that fell but they just left this old one lying in his neighbor’s yard. They also left wires hanging from a pole. The wires dip to the ground and back up over the fence.

Winters says he has called CenterPoint to report this but that was about 10 days ago, and no one has come out.

“This is how they left it, so I don’t know if they’re coming back to straighten these lines up. Are they gonna leave it hanging on our fence?” said Winters. “I want to know if these lines that are on the ground here, should I get rid of them or leave them on the ground?”

Amy Davis reached out to CenterPoint, the Public Utility Commission, and the City of Houston’s administration and regulatory affairs department.

After calls from KPRC2, CenterPoint Energy stopped by Winters’ home to fix the electric wire. It is required to be high enough that no one can just touch it. They also removed the broken utility pole.

CenterPoint is also holding public hearings in the Houston area where you can talk to utility representatives about your concerns. Check here for a list of locations and dates.

The Public Utility Commission said there is no state rule or statute that specifically requires CenterPoint to remove its equipment after its work is complete. If you have a difficult time getting through to CenterPoint you can file a complaint with the PUC’s customer protection division to get some help.

CenterPoint Energy statement regarding utility debris left behind

“Thank you again for escalating these issues and bringing them to our attention so we could take action. While evaluating the customer concerns you shared with us, we realized all three inquiries are Beryl related. As you may recall, in our immediate response to Beryl, we mobilized more than 15,000 resources to restore our customers as safely and quickly as possible. We replaced over 3,000 poles and removed or trimmed over 35,000 trees from our infrastructure. We value our customers’ feedback and we are committed to working with our customers and addressing any concerns they may have. That’s why we are hosting community open houses throughout our region. Please encourage your viewers to attend an open house near them and/or to reach out to our customer service team at (713) 207-2222.”

(In regard to the reference to three customer questions - Amy Davis sent several customer concerns to CenterPoint and not all of the concerns were mentioned in our story.)

City of Houston statement regarding utility debris left behind

“According to the franchise agreement between the City of Houston and CenterPoint, the utility provider shall interfere as little as practicable with ordinary travel, on streets or other public rights-of-way. Following completion of work in public rights-of-way, the company shall repair the affected public rights-of-way as soon as possible. The franchise agreement does not apply to utility easements on private property.”

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“The PUCT’s rules ensure electric utilities provide reliable electric service to consumers. The PUCT does not have jurisdiction or rules surrounding debris removal or storm clean up.

Consumers with concerns about debris following a storm should first contact their electric utility to try and resolve the issue. If they can’t reach a resolution with their utility, consumers can contact 211, their local government officials, or the PUCT’s Consumer Protection Division (CPD) using the information provided on this page of our website . PUCT CPD staff will work with the consumer, gather information, and help contact the utility for assistance.”

Viewer calls for help after Utility crews leave mess and damage

Amy Davis has looked into utility crew mess complaints before. Another viewer contacted Amy after a utility company left behind a mess in his yard. He couldn’t get ahold of anyone to help.

If you ever have a problem with a cable, phone, or any other utility that uses the city’s easement for its equipment, you can try calling your city’s utility regulation office. In Houston, it’s called the Administrative and Regulatory Affairs Department . They will have contacts with the companies and may be able to intervene to resolve whatever issue you’re having.

If you live in the county, you should reach out to your county commissioner.

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DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members, calling the attack a “humiliation.”

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“Caused by Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, the humiliation in Afghanistan set off the collapse of American credibility and respect all around the world,” Trump told an audience of about 4,000, including National Guard members and their families in Detroit.

President Joe Biden’s administration was following a withdrawal commitment and timeline that the Trump administration had negotiated with the Taliban in 2020. A 2022 review by a government-appointed special investigator concluded decisions made by both Trump and Biden were the key factors leading to the rapid collapse of Afghanistan’s military and the Taliban takeover.

In his speech to the National Guard in Detroit, Trump said that leaving Afghanistan was the right thing to do but that the execution was poor. “We were going to do it with dignity and strength,” he said. He called the attack “the most embarrassing day in the history of our country.”

Since Biden ended his reelection bid, Trump has been zeroing in on Harris, now the Democratic presidential nominee, and her roles in foreign policy decisions. He has specifically highlighted the vice president’s statements that she was the last person in the room before Biden made the decision on Afghanistan.

“The voters are going to fire Kamala and Joe on Nov. 5, we hope, and when I take office we will ask for the resignations of every single official,” Trump said in Detroit. “We’ll get the resignations of every single senior official who touched the Afghanistan calamity, to be on my desk at noon on Inauguration Day. You know, you have to fire people. You have to fire people when they do a bad job.”

In her own statement marking the anniversary of the Kabul airport attack, Harris said she mourns the 13 U.S. service members who were killed. “My prayers are with their families and loved ones. My heart breaks for their pain and their loss,” she said. Harris said she honors and remembers all Americans who served in Afghanistan.

“As I have said, President Biden made the courageous and right decision to end America’s longest war. Over the past three years, our Administration has demonstrated we can still eliminate terrorists, including the leaders of al-Qaeda and ISIS, without troops deployed into combat zones,” she said. “I will never hesitate to take whatever action necessary to counter terrorist threats and protect the American people.”

Biden said in a statement Monday that the 13 Americans who died were “patriots in the highest sense” who “embodied the very best of who we are as a nation: brave, committed, selfless.”

“Ever since I became Vice President, I carried a card with me every day that listed the exact number of American service members who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan—including Taylor, Johanny, Nicole, Hunter, Daegan, Humberto, David, Jared, Rylee, Dylan, Kareem, Maxton, and Ryan,” Biden said.

The relatives of some of the American service members who were killed appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention last month and spoke on Monday in a media call along with Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. They said they are still trying to get answers on how their loved ones died.

“For them to think that is OK and treat it as another page in a book that they’re just flipping over for the next chapter it saddens me and frightens me all at the same time,” said Alicia Lopez, the mother of Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, who added she has another son serving in the military. “I pray that I don’t get another knock on my door because of the lack of responsibilities this administration has for our military.”

Asked Monday why Biden and Harris weren’t marking the anniversary of the Abbey Gate attack as Trump did at Arlington National Cemetery, White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Trump had been personally invited by the family members and he called it one way to honor the fallen.

“Another way is to continue to work,” Kirby said. “Maybe not with a lot of fanfare, maybe not with a lot of public attention, maybe not with TV cameras, but to work with might and main every single day to make sure that the families of the fallen and of those who were injured and wounded, not just at Abbey Gate, but over the course of the 20-some odd years that we were in Afghanistan, have the support that they need.”

Also Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced that Congress will posthumously honor the 13 service members by presenting their families with the Congressional Gold Medal next month. It’s the highest civilian award that Congress can bestow.

Under Trump, the United States signed a peace agreement with the Taliban that was aimed at ending America’s longest war and bringing U.S. troops home. Biden later pointed to that agreement as he sought to deflect blame for the Taliban overrunning Afghanistan, saying it bound him to withdraw troops and set the stage for the chaos that engulfed the country.

A Biden administration review of the withdrawal acknowledged that the evacuation of Americans and allies from Afghanistan should have started sooner, but attributed the delays to the Afghan government and military, and to U.S. military and intelligence community assessments.

The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation said the administration inadequately planned for the withdrawal. The nation’s top-ranking military officer at the time, then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, told lawmakers earlier this year he had urged Biden to keep a residual force of 2,500 forces to give backup. Instead, Biden decided to keep a much smaller force of 650 that would be limited to securing the U.S. embassy.

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders receives condemnation for banning sports columnist from asking questions

If Colorado head coach Deion Sanders had a plan to alienate almost every major media figure in the country, then mission accomplished. 

ESPN's Paul Finebaum was the latest to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Sanders banning Denver Post sports columnist Sean Keeler from asking questions on ESPN's Get Up hosted by Mike Greenberg on Aug. 26. 

"Coach Prime is showing he is not ready for primetime, Greeny," Finebaum said. "I find this whole thing disgraceful ... treating reporters like this seems like we're in some autocratic country. This is not America ... I find him to be a bully and a hypocrite."

Keeler is an APSE Award-winning columnist who has been with the Denver Post since 2018. On Aug. 23, Colorado announced Keeler was banned from asking questions of Sanders or other members of the football program. 

"After a series of sustained, personal attacks on the football program and specifically Coach Prime, the CU Athletic Department in conjunction with the football program, have decided not to take questions from Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler at football-related events," the athletic department said in a statement provided to ESPN . "Keeler is still permitted to attend football-related activities as a credentialed member of the media and other reporters from the Denver Post are welcome to ask questions of football program personnel made available to the media, including coaches, players and staff."

Colorado went 4-8 in Sanders' first season in 2023 after going 1-11 in 2022. The Buffs open the season on Thursday, Aug. 29 at home against North Dakota State. 

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Colorado has banned Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler from asking questions of football coach Deion Sanders or other members of the football program, the school confirmed Friday.

"After a series of sustained, personal attacks on the football program and specifically Coach Prime, the CU Athletic Department in conjunction with the football program, have decided not to take questions from Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler at football-related events," the athletic department said in a statement provided to ESPN. "Keeler is still permitted to attend football-related activities as a credentialed member of the media and other reporters from the Denver Post are welcome to ask questions of football program personnel made available to the media, including coaches, players and staff."

According to the Post, a Colorado athletic department media relations staffer told the newspaper it took issue with Keeler's references to Sanders as "Deposition Deion," the "Bruce Lee of B.S." and a "false prophet" and his use of phrases such as "Planet Prime," "the Deion Kool-Aid" and "circus." The ban is indefinite, according to the Post.

The decision comes two weeks after a news conference in which Sanders accused Keeler of "always being on the attack" and asked, "What happened to get you like this?"

Added Sanders: "No, I'm serious. I want to help because it's not normal."

During the exchange, Keeler asked multiple times if he could ask a football question and Sanders declined before moving on to a reporter who asked about his birthday plans. The reporter before Keeler at the news conference asked Sanders, "How important is it for everyone to have Aflac as part of their life?" (Sanders is a paid spokesperson for the insurance company.)

In his column after the news conference, Keeler described Sanders as "A confident man who suddenly looked and acted and sounded ... afraid ."

According to the Post, Sanders has unique language in his contract that says he is required to speak only with "mutually agreed upon media."

In a social media post , Denver Post sports editor Matt Schubert said, "It's well within anyone's right to not take questions from [Denver Post sports reporters and columnists]. The reasons listed here by CU, however, are entirely subjective. It would be more accurate to say, 'We don't like Sean Keeler's critiques of our program.'"

When asked for clarification by the Post, a Colorado sports information staffer told the newspaper "Keeler had not violated any specific media policies."

Sanders has a history as a coach of using his influence to ban reporters from asking questions about his program. In 2021, a Mississippi Clarion Ledger reporter was barred from covering Jackson State, where Sanders was coach, at the Southwestern Athletic Conference media day, a day after the Clarion Ledger published a story related to a court filing about an incoming recruit who had been charged with assaulting a woman.

Sanders' second season as Colorado coach begins Thursday against North Dakota State (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Buffaloes went 4-8 last season and finished in last place in the Pac-12.

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Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition affecting an estimated 24 million people worldwide — that is 1 in every 300 people. Although the exact symptoms can vary from person to person, schizophrenia may cause hallucinations, delusions and disorganized behavior, as well as loss of interest in activities and social withdrawal. Cognitive symptoms might also impact functions such as attention and memory.

Unlike mental health conditions that appear in childhood, schizophrenia tends to develop during someone’s late teens or twenties. Navigating this diagnosis — especially during what is, for most people, a pivotal time of transition to adulthood — takes grit, a support system and a solid understanding of what it means to manage schizophrenia.

To get you started, Jonathan G. Leung, Pharm.D., R.Ph., a Mayo Clinic expert and psychiatric clinical pharmacist, discusses some of the most foundational do’s and don’ts of managing schizophrenia.

Just remember — while there’s no way to prevent or fully resolve schizophrenia, a comprehensive treatment strategy can lessen the severity of symptoms and, for some people, stop symptoms from coming back altogether.

Do get educated on your condition

As with many other serious mental health conditions, there are a number of misconceptions about schizophrenia. Learning about the condition can help you separate stigma from fact .

Dr. Leung says there are a number of people who can help you better understand schizophrenia and the resources available to you. These people include psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and pharmacists. You may also learn from the experiences of people who have been affected by mental illness firsthand.

In addition to learning more generally about schizophrenia, pay attention to how the condition tends to “show up” in your own life, thoughts, moods and behaviors. “Early intervention is particularly important when schizophrenia is recognized,” says Dr. Leung. “Delays in appropriate medication management, psychosocial treatments and general support have been associated with greater symptom burden and decreased functioning and quality of life.

Learning about schizophrenia and understanding warning signs of worsening symptoms can help you receive timely and appropriate follow-up care to proactively control symptoms before they become too severe.

Do understand your treatment options

After diagnosis, it can be overwhelming to parse different treatments. However, understanding your options and the full scope of available treatments is a crucial step in managing schizophrenia.

Antipsychotic medications are often the primary treatment for schizophrenia, but mood stabilizers and antidepressants also may be beneficial for some people. Research has shown that medication can effectively treat symptoms and behaviors associated with schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions. However, it’s also important to understand that many of these medications, particularly antipsychotics, can cause significant side effects. Part of assessing your treatment options means carefully considering possible side effects and working with your healthcare team to mitigate or avoid their impact.

Often, medication alone isn’t enough to completely manage schizophrenia. To more fully address symptoms and quality of life, you may pair medication with talk therapy or other psychosocial resources like family interventions and education, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and social skills training. Dr. Leung says that some people also find help through peer support sessions or other community-based groups.

In practice, however, access to comprehensive care is often limited by cost, local resource availability, social stigma, medical mistreatment, discrimination, and housing and economic disparities. If you are having trouble accessing quality care or affording treatment, do speak with your healthcare team about the full scope of your options or consult with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA) for free . Social services staff also may be able to help coordinate affordable housing, transportation or other care.

Do avoid alcohol and other recreational substances

Alcohol and other recreational substances can jeopardize management of schizophrenia. Critically, substances can change the way medications work in the body — potentially making them less effective or more dangerous to take.

“Substance use can certainly influence or worsen schizophrenia-related symptoms,” says Dr. Leung. “Even cigarette smoking can decrease the effectiveness of certain antipsychotics, and abruptly stopping smoking may cause side effects.” It is important to know how any substance may impact treatment and, in general, it’s best to refrain from using alcohol or other recreational substances.

People with schizophrenia are at a higher risk of developing alcohol use disorder — often referred to as alcoholism — or a substance use disorder. Though it can be difficult to talk openly about your typical drinking or substance use habits, being honest with your healthcare team can help flag any potential substance use issues and ensure your treatment plan is as effective as possible.

Don’t lapse on your treatment plan

Although it’s easy to get discouraged while seeking care, Dr. Leung says it’s critical to stick to your treatment plan.

“Stopping medications abruptly or tapering off or discontinuing medications by yourself and without the support of your healthcare team can lead to relapse of severe symptoms,” says Dr. Leung. Likewise, he advises following through with appointments and staying in regular contact with your healthcare team.

If you are unhappy with your treatment plan or are experiencing any side effects or circumstances that are hurting your quality of life, work with your team to make realistic and effective adjustments that work with your needs. There are so many medication options, Dr. Leung says, that it is highly likely a change is possible. For example, if you don’t like taking pills every day, rather than discontinuing use, you may talk with your healthcare team about medications that are effective longer and aren’t taken as frequently.

“This all gets back to establishing relationships with your care team,” says Dr. Leung. “It has to be a two-way street, where people have input and make shared decisions with their doctors about their treatment.”

Don’t forget to ask questions

Finally, ask questions — especially when you’re unsure about treatment options, may be experiencing new or unexpected symptoms or side effects, or simply need more help .

If you tend to feel overwhelmed during appointments with your care team, talk therapy or group sessions, consider writing down your questions beforehand so you can refer to them in the moment. You may also find it helpful to take notes during conversations with your healthcare team or to bring a trusted friend or family member to help you navigate conversations about your condition or treatment.

“Sometimes not knowing what questions to ask can be a barrier to care,” says Dr. Leung. To help get you started, he recommends always asking about:

• Medication options and their potential short-term and long term-side effects.
• Resources for people in your area and how to connect with them.
• What a long-term treatment plan looks like for you.

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Power BI August 2024 Feature Summary

Welcome to the August 2024 update.

Here are a few, select highlights of the many we have for Power BI.  You can now ask Copilot questions against your semantic model. Updated Save and Upload to OneDrive Flow in Power BI and Narrative visual with Copilot is available in SaaS embed. There is much more to explore, please continue to read on!

European Fabric Community Conference

Join us at Europe’s first  Fabric Community Conference , the ultimate  Power BI,   Fabric, SQL & AI  learning event in  Stockholm, Sweden  from  September 24 -27, 2024 .

With 120 sessions, daily keynotes, 10 pre-conference workshops, an expo hall with community lounge, and “ask the expert” area, the conference offers a rich learning experience you don’t want to miss. This is a unique opportunity to meet the Microsoft teams building these products, customers betting their business on them, and partners at the forefront of deployment and adoption.

Register today  using code MSCUST for an  exclusive discount!

Fabric Sticker Challenge Winners Announced!

The Fabric Community Sticker Challenge launched August 1-23 and winners are in! All Fabric Community members were invited to create unique stickers showcasing their enthusiasm and creativity under the following categories: Community Enthusiasm, Inspirational, “Inside Joke” for developers and data, and Super Users. To see winning designs, check out our Community News . Thank you all who participated in this challenge; it was great to see so much involvement!

Fabric Influencers Spotlight

Check out our latest initiative, the  Fabric Influencers Spotlight .   Each month, we’ll be highlighting some of the great blog, videos presentations and other contributions submitted by members of Microsoft MVP & Fabric Super User communities that cover the Fabric Platform, Data Engineering & Data Science in Fabric, Data Warehousing, Power BI, Real-Time Intelligence, Data Integration, Fabric Administration & Governance, Databases and Learning.

Attention Power BI users! 

If you are accessing Power BI on a web browser version older than Chrome 94, Edge 94, Safari 16.4, Firefox 93, or equivalent, you need upgrade your web browser to a newer version by  August 31, 2024 . Using an outdated browser version after this date, may prevent you from accessing features in Power BI.

• Version number: v:  2.132.908.0
• Date published: 8/19/24
• Ask Copilot questions against your semantic model (preview) 

Visual level format strings (preview)

• Dynamic per recipient subscriptions (Generally Available) 

Deliver subscriptions to OneDrive and SharePoint (Generally Available)

• Updated Save and Upload to OneDrive Flow in Power BI 
• Visuals, shapes and line enhancements 
• DAX query view in the web 
• Narrative visual with Copilot available in SaaS embed 

Editor’s pick of the quarter

New visuals in appsource, filter by powerviz, pie of pie by jta, drill down pie pro by zoomcharts, hierarchical bar chart, deneb: declarative visualization in power bi.

• Paginated Reports: Sharing of reports connecting to Get Data data sources made easy 

Copilot and AI

Ask copilot questions against your semantic model (preview).

We are pleased to announce that you can now ask Copilot for data from your entire semantic model in Desktop ! Just tell Copilot what you’re looking for, and Copilot will query your model to answer your question with a visual.

To use this new capability, you need to have the Preview feature for “ Copilot chat pane in report view” turned on. If you already have done this there is nothing else that you to need to utilize this new capability.  

To find out more about how this feature works and the types of questions that are supported check out our previous blog post and documentation page .

Visual level format strings are here, providing you with more options to configure formatting. Originally built for visual calculations, the core ability that visual-level format strings provide is the ability to format visual calculations. Since visual calculations are not in the model, you could not format them, unless you were using them in data labels or in specific parts of the new card and new slicer visuals. With visual level format strings, you can!

Visual level format strings, however, are useful even without using visual calculations.

With the introduction of visual-level format strings, Power BI now has three levels for format strings:

• Model. You can set a format string for columns and measures in the model. Anywhere you use that column or measure the format string will be applied, unless it’s overridden by a visual or element level format string.
• Visual. This is what we’re introducing today. You can set format strings on any column, measure or visual calculation that is on your visual, even if they already had a format string. In that case the model level format string will be overridden, and the visual level format string is used.
• Element. You can set a format string for data labels and for specific elements of the new card and the new slicer visuals. This level will be expanded to include much more in the future. Any format string you set here will override the format string set on the visual and model level.

These levels are hierarchical, with the model level being the lowest level and the element level the highest. A format string defined on a column, measure or visual calculation on a higher-level override what was defined on a lower level.

Since visual calculations are not in the model, they cannot have a format string set on the model level but can on the visual or element level. Measures and columns can have format strings on all three levels:

The image below summarizes this and shows that higher level format strings override lower-level format strings:

Let’s look at an example using a measure.

I have a Profit measure in my model, which is set to a decimal number format. To do this, you might have set the formatting for this measure using the ribbon:

Alternatively, you could have made the same selections in the properties pane for the measure in the model view or entered the following custom formatting code:

If you put this measure on a visual it now returns a decimal number, as expected:

However, on a particular visual you want that measure to be formatted as a whole number. You can now do that by setting the format code on the visual level by opening the format pane for that visual and the Data format options found there under General:

Now that same measure shows as a whole number, but just on that visual:

On top of that, you might want to use a scientific notation for that measure but only in the data label on a particular visual. No problem, you set the format code on the data label for that measure:

So now the total shows in scientific notation, but only in the data label and not in other places (such as the tooltip as shown below). Notice how the element level format is used in the data label but the visual or model level format string is still used for the other elements in the same visual.

For visual calculations the same principle applies but of course without the model level. For example, if you have a visual calculation that returns a percentage, you can now format it as such using the Data Format options in the General on the visual in the format pane:

The ability to set visual level format strings makes it much easier to get the exact formatting you need for your visualizations. However, this is only the first iteration of the visual level format strings. We are planning to add the settings you’re used to for the model level format strings to the visual level soon.

Since visual level format strings are introduced as part of the visual calculations preview, you will need to turn on the visual calculations preview to use them. To do that, go to Options and Settings  >  Options  >  Preview features . Select  Visual calculations  and select  OK . Visual calculations and visual level format strings are enabled after Power BI Desktop is restarted.

Please refer to our docs to read more about format strings or visual calculations .

Dynamic per recipient subscriptions (Generally Available)

We are excited to announce the general availability of Dynamic per recipient subscriptions for Power BI and paginated reports. Dynamic per recipient subscriptions is designed to simplify distributing a personalized copy of a report to each recipient of an email subscription. You define which view of the report an individual receives by specifying which filters are applied to their version of the report. The feature is now available in Sov. Clouds as well.

Connect to data that has recipient email, names or report parameters.

Then, select and filter data that you want in your subscription. You probably only want to send emails conditionally. To do that, you can filter the data in the “Filter” pane.

You can select the recipient email addresses and the email subject from the dataset that you connected to by selecting “Get Data”.

You can then map your data to the subscription.

Then schedule the subscription and save it.

The subscriptions will be triggered based on the schedule that you have set up. Personalized reports can be sent to up to a thousand recipients! Learn more about Dynamic per recipient subscriptions for Power BI reports, and paginated reports .

Do you have reports that are too large to be delivered by email? Do you have reports that are eating into your email in just a few weeks, or do you need you to move it to a different location? You can now deliver Power BI and paginated report subscriptions to OneDrive or SharePoint. With this capability, you can schedule and send full report attachments to a OneDrive or SharePoint location. Learn more about how to deliver report subscriptions to OneDrive or SharePoint .

Updated Save and Upload to OneDrive Flow in Power BI

Beginning the first week of August, desktop users should see a preview switch starting in SU8 to turn on the updated Save and Upload to OneDrive experience in Power BI. To enable this, navigate to the Preview features section of Options in Power BI. Users will then need to select “Saving to OneDrive and SharePoint uploads the file in the background”.

With these updates, we’ve improved the experience of uploading new Power BI files to OneDrive, and easily upload new changes in the background.

For uploading new files, after navigating to the correct location in the OneDrive file picker and saving, a dialog box appears while the file is being uploaded. The option to cancel the upload is there if needed. This dialog will only show up the first time a new file is uploaded to OneDrive.

Dialog for saving a new file to OneDrive.

When new changes are saved to a file uploaded to OneDrive, the top of the toolbar indicates that the new changes are also being uploaded to OneDrive.

Additional changes being uploaded in the background to the existing file.

If you click on the title bar flyout in the toolbar, you can also now access more information about the file. Clicking “View your file in OneDrive” will provide a direct link to where the file is stored in OneDrive.

Drop down including the link to the file in OneDrive.

We are introducing the data limit capability to help you manage performance issues. This feature allows you to set the maximum data load for a single session per visual displaying only the rows of data in an ascending order by default.

To use this feature: 

• Go to the ‘Filters on this visual’ menu in the filter pane.

• Set your desired data limit value.

The filter card features include: 

• Removing, locking, or clearing filters.  
• Hiding or showing filters.
• Expanding or collapsing filter cards.
• Applying filters.
• Renaming and reordering filters.

Report consumers can see any data limits applied to a visual in the filter visual header, even if the filter pane is hidden.

Visuals, shapes and line enhancements

Over the past few months, we have been fine-tuning the visual elements of your reports, including columns, bars, ribbons, and lines. We have given you the ability to craft these Cartesians with precision. However, we noticed that the legends and tooltips were not quite accurate .  

With the latest update, the legend and tooltip icons will now automatically and accurately reflect per-series formatting settings, such as border colors, shapes, and line styles. This makes it easier to match series to their visual representations. Additionally, we have added consistency to how per-series formatting is applied to line charts, column/bar charts, scatter charts, and other Cartesian formatting options for common items like error bars and anomalies.  

Check out the Reporting demos here:

DAX query view in the web

Write DAX queries on your published semantic models with DAX query view in the web. DAX query view, already available in Power BI Desktop, is now also available when you are in the workspace.

Look for Write DAX queries on your published semantic model.

• Right-click on the semantic model and choose Write DAX queries .
• Click on the semantic model to open the details page, then click Write DAX queries at the top of the page.

This will launch DAX query view in the web, where you can write DAX queries, use quick queries to have DAX queries written for you on tables, columns, or measures, or use Fabric Copilot to not only write DAX queries but explain DAX queries, functions, or topics. DAX queries work on semantic models in import, DirectQuery, and Direct Lake storage mode.

Write permission, that is permission to make changes to the semantic model, is currently needed to write DAX queries in the web. And, the workspace setting, User can edit data models in the Power BI service (preview) , needs to be enabled.

DAX query view in the web includes DAX query view’s way to author measures. Define measures with references, edit any of them, and try out changes across multiple measures by running the DAX query, then update the model with all the changes in a single click of a button. DAX query view in web brings this functionality for the first time to semantic models in Direct Lake mode!

If you do not have write permission, you can still live connect to the semantic model in Power BI Desktop and run DAX queries there.

Try out DAX query view in web today and learn more about how DAX queries can help you in Power BI and Fabric.

• Deep dive into DAX query view in web
• DAX queries
• Work with DAX query view
• Deep dive into DAX query view and writing DAX queries
• Write DAX queries with Copilot
• Deep dive into DAX query view with Copilot
• Overview of Copilot for Power BI
• Direct Lake

Check out a Modeling demo here:

Embedded Analytics

Narrative visual with copilot available in saas embed.

We are excited to announce that the Narrative visual with Copilot is available for user owns data scenarios (SaaS) and secure embed. This means when a user embeds a report containing the narrative visual in a solution where users must sign in – they will now be able to the visual refresh with their data. The first step on our Copilot embed journey!

When you embed a Power BI report in an application in the “embed for your organization” scenario, it allows organizations to integrate rich, interactive data visualizations seamlessly into their internal tools and workflows. Now this solution supports the Copilot visual. A sales team might want to embed a Power BI report in their internal CRM application to streamline their workflow. By integrating sales performance dashboards directly into the CRM, team members can easily monitor key metrics like monthly sales targets, pipeline status, and individual performance, without switching between different tools. This integration enables quicker access to actionable insights, helping the team make informed decisions, identify trends, and react swiftly to market changes, all within the secure environment of their organization’s data infrastructure.

Supported Scenarios:

• Embed a report in a secure portal or website  Power BI.
• User owns data : A user embeds a report containing the narrative visual in a solution where users must sign in. They need a license to do so. This action is also known as  embed for your organization . It includes when users want to embed visuals in solutions like PowerPoint as well.

Unsupported Scenario:

• App owns data:  A customer embeds a narrative visual on a website where users visit, and don’t need to sign in. Also known as  embed for your customer’s application .

To get this set up, there are a few steps to follow – so make sure to check out the documentation . Embed a Power BI report with a Copilot narrative visual – Power BI | Microsoft Learn

You will need to Edit your Microsoft Entra app permissions to enable the embedded scenario to work.

From here you’ll need to add the MLModel.Execute.All permission.

Check out the documentation for additional details.

Check out an Embedded Analytics demo here:

Visualizations

Icon Map Pro hi-chart Reporting Studio Water Cup Performance Flow – xViz Sunburst by Powerviz Zebra BI Tables 7.0 Enlighten Storyteller Inforiver Writeback Matrix Drill Down Pie PRO (Filter) by ZoomCharts (microsoft.com) Spiral Plot By Office Solution Polar Scatter Plot By Office Solution Hanging Rootogram Chart for Power BI Bar Chart Run Time Convertible Scatter Plot Circular Dendrogram Chart for Power BI Barley Trellis Plot By Office Solution Connected Scatter Plot Chart For Power BI Dot Plot Chart by Office Solution Voronoi Diagram By Office Solution Fish Bone Chart for Power BI Icon Array Chart for Power BI

Image Skyline StackedTrends Visual Bubble Diagram Chord Diagram Non-Ribbon Chord Diagram

Powerviz Filter is an advanced Power BI slicer (Free Visual) that applies a page-level filter to the data. It stands out for its user-friendly design and customization flexibility, with developer-friendly wizard.

Key Features:

• Hierarchy Control : Support multiple hierarchies with expand/collapse and by-level formatting
• Ragged Hierarchy Support: Hide BLANK category/values, or both, and display child as parent.
• Keep selected items at Top : enable this to show your selected items at top.
• Display Mode : Seamlessly switch between pop-up/canvas modes.
• Default Selection: Select default categories/values that automatically get filtered on refresh.
• Selection Mode: Single-select, multiple-select, or select-all with only single-selection.
• Image: Add images alongside the filter. HTML Links/Base-64 URLs Support.
• Title-Bar Options: Search Bar, Clear Icon, Ranking, Filter, Sorting, Expand/Collapse.
• Conditional Formatting: Highlight font and row background color based on specific rules.
• Template: Choose from professionally created light/dark templates, and easily customize them using the Global styling option.

Other features included are Import/Export Themes, Interactivity, Filter Style, and more.

Business Use-Cases:

Sales Analysis, Marketing Performance tracking, Financial Monitoring

🔗 Try Filter Visual for FREE from AppSource

📊 Check out all features of the visual: Demo_file

📃 Step-by-step instructions: Documentation

💡 YouTube Video: Video_Link

📍 Learn more about visuals: https://powerviz.ai/

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Slice to Spice: Transform your Pie Chart by Clicking! Dive deeper with a click, creating a new pie!

Pie of Pie by JTA – a Data Scientist’s Visualization Tool

Slice, Click, Reveal: Explore Deeper Insights with Our Interactive Pie Chart Visual for Power BI!

A Power BI custom visual that enables the creation of a hierarchical representation within a Pie Chart. With a simple click, you can effortlessly delve into detailed categories, offering a seamless and visually intuitive way to unveil multi-level insights in a single view.

Experience the convenience of interactive data analysis, where each slice of the initial pie chart acts as a gateway to deeper layers of information. Whether you’re dissecting population demographics, dissecting sales performance, or analysing product distribution, Pie of Pie offers a seamless and visually intuitive solution.

• Interactive hierarchical representation within a Pie Chart: Dive into detailed categories with ease, exploring multi-level insights seamlessly.
• Effortlessly explore multi-level insights with a single click: Click on a slice to reveal deeper layers of information, enhancing your data analysis experience.
• Customizable colours, labels, and legend: Tailor the visual to match your branding or personal preferences, ensuring clarity and consistency in your reports.
• Choose where to display always both pies and just show the second upon click: Optimize your visual presentation by selecting the most suitable display mode for your data storytelling needs.
• Animate the visual: Bring your data to life with smooth animations, captivating your audience and enhancing engagement with your insights.
• Personalize the spacing: Fine-tune the spacing between elements to achieve the perfect balance of aesthetics and readability in your visualizations.

Download Pie of Pie by JTA for free: AppSource

Try Pie of Pie by JTA: Demo

Youtube video: Youtube

Learn more about us: JTA The Data Scientists

Everyone knows what a pie chart is – for centuries, it has been the most popular way to visualize data. But what makes Drill Down Pie PRO special is the incredible amount of flexibility it offers to creators. Enjoy a wide range of customization features (colors, fonts, legends, labels, and more), create up to nine levels of drill down hierarchy, and declutter the chart with an interactive ‘Others’ slice that users can expand with just a click.

What’s more, this visual can be more than just a pie chart – it can be an interactive navigation tool for the entire report. When the user selects a slice or drills down, it will cross-filter other visuals on the report, instantly revealing focused insights. Create faster, more intuitive, and more insightful reports with ZoomCharts!

Main Features:

• On-chart drill down
• Cross-chart filtering
• Up to 9 levels of hierarchy
• Adjustable ‘Others’ slice
• Color, label, and legend customization
• Custom tooltip fields
• Touch support

🌐 Get Drill Down Pie PRO on AppSource

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Hierarchical bar chart displays hierarchical data (different fields having parent/child relationship) in the form a bar/column chart with +/- signs to view/hide details or child elements.

A new feature was added to the visual in Jun 24 whereby the users can display CAGR between the 2 values by clicking the bars one after another (after turning on “CAGR” from format pane).

This visual has the following key features.

1) Expand/ Collapse bars using (+/-) buttons

2) Show variance between bars

3) Show CAGR between bars

4) Drag the bars for custom sorting

5) Click on legends to drill down/up to any level

6) Show targets

Watch a demo of these features in short video below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOcs5RNY-Zs

Download this visual from APPSOURCE

Download demo file from APPSOURCE

For more information visit https://www.excelnaccess.com/hierarchical-barchart/

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Deneb is a free and open-source certified custom visual that allows developers to create their own highly bespoke data visualizations directly inside Power BI using the declarative JSON syntax of the Vega or Vega-Lite languages.

This is like the approaches used for creating R and Python visuals in Power BI, with the following additional benefits:

• Everything in-visual —no additional dependencies on local libraries or gateways for your end-users when publishing reports.
• Microsoft certified runtime —any visual you create receives the same benefits of a certified custom visual, meaning your design will work anywhere Power BI works, including Publish to Web, mobile, PowerPoint, and PDF exports.
• Performance —your designs are rendered directly inside Power BI rather than being delegated to another location, keeping data inside your workbook and typically resulting in faster render times for end-users.
• Interactivity —You can integrate Power BI’s interactivity features (tooltips, Drillthrough, cross-filtering, and cross-highlighting with some additional setup.

📢Our latest version brings many of our top requested new features to the development experience, including:

• Dark mode —toggle between the traditional light theme and dark theme to reduce eye strain.

• Commenting —you can now add comments to your JSON for documentation and debugging purposes.

• Auto-completion improvements —suggestions will now be recommended based on the details in the Vega and Vega-Lite schemas.
• Inline language documentation (for Vega-Lite)—the documentation the Vega team makes available for Vega-Lite in its language schema is now available when you hover your mouse over an appropriate location in your JSON. This will help you discover more language features within Deneb itself, and any hyperlinks will navigate you to the correct location on the Vega-Lite documentation site for further reading.
• Auto unit formatting —a new format type that applies the same logic as Power BI format numbers in K, M, Bn, etc., with less effort than the existing Power BI value formatter.
• Advanced cross-filtering (for Vega)—new expression functions to help generate cross-filtering of report items based on a filter against the original dataset sent to Deneb before any transformations may have been applied.

We have many other enhancements in this release, and you can find out more about how these can help you and your readers by:

• Visting the Change Log on Deneb’s website
• Checking out our YouTube spotlight videos on key new features
• Downloading Deneb from AppSource
• Getting inspired by examples from our community or the sample workbook
• Following Deneb

Paginated Reports: Sharing of reports connecting to Get Data data sources made easy

We announced the ability to create paginated reports from Power BI Report Builder by connecting to over 100 data sources with the Get Data experience. You can learn more about Connect paginated reports to data sources using Power Query (Preview) – Power BI | Microsoft Learn. You no longer need to share the shareable cloud connection. You only need to share the report and ensure that those consuming the report have access to view the report. This update will be rolling out in the coming weeks.

That is all for this month!

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