Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 263 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
7. 7.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
13. 13.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
23. 23.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👪 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
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
27. 27.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
29. 29.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
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: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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