Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 1 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Rehearse like the real day): Good: practising out loud, standing, timing each run, short numbered cue cards, practising for family, checking slides and the room early. Poor: only reading silently, never timing yourself, skipping the ending, first try on the day, reading a full script. Cue cards: key words only, numbered in speaking order.

1. 1.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
6. 6.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) backwards
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
16. 16.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
18. 18.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
26. 26.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise

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