Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 236 · 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: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
5. 5.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
14. 14.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
18. 18.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
23. 23.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
37. 37.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself

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