Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 351 · 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: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
18. 18.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
21. 21.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
24. 24.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
32. 32.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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