Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 184 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
8. 8.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
10. 10.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
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 of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
22. 22.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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