Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 163 · 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: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
5. 5.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
7. 7.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
10. 10.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
30. 30.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
36. 36.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
39. 39.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once

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