Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 161 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
2. 2.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) after the event
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
15. 15.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
20. 20.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
31. 31.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
35. 35.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
38. 38.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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