q and a

Back-and-forth session

Q and a is a session of questions and answers, typically following a presentation, lecture, or performance: We'll have a brief q and a after the talk.

The format appears in interviews, town halls, and online forums where an expert or notable person responds to audience queries.

Also written Q&A or Q and A.

Opposites
communicative format

q and amonologue

Uninterrupted solo address

lecture · speech · soliloquy · presentation · sermon

knowledge direction

q and alecture

Educational spoken presentation

dictation · pronouncement · prepared remarks · talking points · canned response

information flow direction

q and adictation

Oral text for writing

proclamation · edict · pronouncement · directive · mandate

Family

questioned, answered, answerable, unanswered

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G