Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 11 · 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: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
10. 10.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) marking pauses on cards
13. 13.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
20. 20.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
24. 24.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
32. 32.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early

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