Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 121 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
15. 15.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
23. 23.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
36. 36.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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