Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 329 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
25. 25.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script

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