Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 244 · 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: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
21. 21.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family

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