Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 193 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
6. 6.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
9. 9.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ 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
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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