Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 169 · 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) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.👪 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
40. 40.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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