Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 118 · 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: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
3. 3.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
6. 6.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
12. 12.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
16. 16.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
19. 19.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
29. 29.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
31. 31.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards

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