Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 225 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
29. 29.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
31. 31.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
39. 39.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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