How about a "What to say at Cons"
We've all gotten most of the same questions I'm sure, and most of them we can just spin off the answers. (The 405th is a cosplay community with about ....... bla bla bla). But there are some questions that need slightly more political answers. Best example I can think of is the "What did you think of Halo X?" wink wink nudge nudge I'm trying to get you to say something bad about the game. The go to suggestion I've seen is to just say something positive and leave it alone, but what's positive changes from person to person. I'll happily tell people that Reach and ODST are my favorite games, but my opinion on Infinite isn't exactly con friendly. My default answer now is "I am very happy that 343 is continuing to support the franchise I love so dearly, and I'm looking forward to what they come out with next." I'll say it different ways, sure, but that's the gist of it. It's a political answer, because it doesn't really say anything, but there's very little people can get angry about either. The other end is covering some blanket responses for common questions. The two main ones I'm thinking of are "how much do these suits cost?" and "how long do they take to build?" Obviously, there isn't a single answer here, and the variables involved in the math are vast, but people like answers. For cost, I tell people that the average range is $300 to $3000, depending on build, material, skill level, and tools. That satisfies most, and I can be clear that that's just the average range. For time I tell them 6 months to a year, but emphasize that I've seen builds take longer or shorter, and that it really just depends. I'd also like to see brief summaries we can spiel out for the different build methods. I've done 3D printing and Pep, but I typically go blank whenever someone asks me about foam smithing.