Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 279 · 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: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
4. 4.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
7. 7.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
35. 35.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
36. 36.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early

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