Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 173 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
9. 9.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👪 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
12. 12.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
18. 18.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
24. 24.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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