Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 160 · 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) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
7. 7.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
16. 16.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) timing each run
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
33. 33.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day

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