Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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