Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 292 · 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.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
13. 13.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
14. 14.👪 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
15. 15.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
22. 22.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) timing each run
34. 34.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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