Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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