Arrgh!!

by Elaine Hamlin
(Atlanta, GA)

This topic is very timely for me. I have had two situations where I was making presentations with "important others" in the room and some jerk would ask a question I could not answer. Why do people do this? I am certain that both times it was to purposely embarrass me and make themselves look good in the process.

What suggestions do you have for gracefully dealing with a situation like this?