Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 134 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
5. 5.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
27. 27.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
32. 32.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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