Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 224 · 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) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
7. 7.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
17. 17.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
20. 20.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently

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