Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 333 · 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: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
19. 19.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
31. 31.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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