Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 340 · 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: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
4. 4.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
8. 8.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
10. 10.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
23. 23.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
29. 29.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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