Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 204 · 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: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
12. 12.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
20. 20.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
21. 21.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
23. 23.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
31. 31.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself

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