Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 341 · 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.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
7. 7.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
11. 11.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
19. 19.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
22. 22.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
24. 24.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
38. 38.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day

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