Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 170 · 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: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
4. 4.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
14. 14.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
23. 23.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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