Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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