Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 143 · 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) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
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: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
5. 5.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
10. 10.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
12. 12.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
27. 27.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
28. 28.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards

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