Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 339 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
8. 8.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
11. 11.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good 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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
34. 34.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
36. 36.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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