Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 215 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
4. 4.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
14. 14.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
22. 22.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) practising for family

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