Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 219 · 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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
2. 2.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
7. 7.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
30. 30.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
35. 35.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once

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