Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 324 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
3. 3.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
20. 20.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script

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