Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 288 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
4. 4.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
7. 7.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending

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