Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 312 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
14. 14.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
18. 18.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
22. 22.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
38. 38.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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