Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 175 · 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: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
4. 4.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
10. 10.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
19. 19.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
29. 29.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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