Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 320 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
18. 18.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
28. 28.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
33. 33.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family

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