Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 353 · 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: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) checking slides early
3. 3.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
9. 9.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
32. 32.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
33. 33.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
34. 34.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster

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