Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 125 · 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: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
12. 12.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
23. 23.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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