Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 247 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
4. 4.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
9. 9.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
20. 20.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
26. 26.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) after the event
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
30. 30.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
40. 40.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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