Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 179 · 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: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
3. 3.👪 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
4. 4.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
9. 9.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
13. 13.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
15. 15.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
26. 26.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
36. 36.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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