Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 364 · 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.⏱️ 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) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
7. 7.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
22. 22.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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