Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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