Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 334 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
15. 15.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
31. 31.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
34. 34.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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