Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 342 · 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: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
3. 3.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
14. 14.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
25. 25.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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