Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 127 · 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 of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
11. 11.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
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 good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
20. 20.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
31. 31.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
34. 34.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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