Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 141 · 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) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
2. 2.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
10. 10.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
13. 13.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
17. 17.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
18. 18.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
26. 26.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
31. 31.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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
37. 37.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
40. 40.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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