Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 332 · 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) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
19. 19.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
23. 23.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
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: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
29. 29.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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