Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 373 · 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) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👪 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
26. 26.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) trying the room first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
35. 35.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early

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