Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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