Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 360 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) checking slides early
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
9. 9.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
12. 12.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) trying the room first
14. 14.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
37. 37.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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