Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 202 · 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: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
3. 3.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
8. 8.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
13. 13.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
19. 19.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards

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