Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 201 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
7. 7.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
15. 15.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
17. 17.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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