Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 214 · 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.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
3. 3.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
11. 11.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
12. 12.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
16. 16.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
20. 20.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
27. 27.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
32. 32.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
35. 35.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
40. 40.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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