Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 356 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
4. 4.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) marking pauses on cards
6. 6.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
14. 14.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.👪 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
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
40. 40.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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