Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 228 · 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: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
10. 10.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
13. 13.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
35. 35.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise

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