Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 303 · 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.👪 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
3. 3.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) backwards
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
7. 7.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
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 the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
22. 22.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud

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