Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 186 · 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 poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.⏱️ 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) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
12. 12.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
14. 14.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
23. 23.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
31. 31.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day

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