Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 211 · 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: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
10. 10.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
17. 17.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
20. 20.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
33. 33.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night

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