Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 300 · 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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
3. 3.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
6. 6.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
8. 8.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
12. 12.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
20. 20.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early

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