Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 218 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) after the event
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
10. 10.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) backwards
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
27. 27.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
39. 39.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise

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