Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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