Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 182 · 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: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
6. 6.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
12. 12.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
14. 14.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
21. 21.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
32. 32.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
39. 39.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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