Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 191 · 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: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
24. 24.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
38. 38.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards

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