Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 146 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
10. 10.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
21. 21.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
26. 26.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
29. 29.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
39. 39.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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