Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 276 · 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: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
18. 18.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
23. 23.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
35. 35.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
38. 38.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself

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