Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 156 · 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) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
19. 19.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
26. 26.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
31. 31.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day

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