Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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