Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 196 · 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: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
25. 25.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor 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.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night

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