Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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