Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 377 · 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.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
7. 7.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
12. 12.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
25. 25.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
29. 29.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
32. 32.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
40. 40.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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