Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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