Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 213 · 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.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
9. 9.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
16. 16.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
18. 18.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
24. 24.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
30. 30.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards

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