Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 189 · 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: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
10. 10.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.⏱️ 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) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
14. 14.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
22. 22.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
37. 37.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night

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