Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 262 · 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.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
9. 9.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
10. 10.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
18. 18.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
20. 20.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
30. 30.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
34. 34.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise

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