Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 374 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
2. 2.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.👪 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
28. 28.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
33. 33.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
39. 39.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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