Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 152 · 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) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
8. 8.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
10. 10.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
15. 15.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
33. 33.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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