Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 286 · 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: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
3. 3.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.⏱️ 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) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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