Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 190 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
19. 19.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
36. 36.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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