Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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