Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 330 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.👪 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
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
12. 12.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
13. 13.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
21. 21.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
22. 22.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening

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