Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 155 · 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.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
15. 15.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
24. 24.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) using short cue cards
31. 31.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
38. 38.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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