Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 379 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
3. 3.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
6. 6.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
8. 8.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
23. 23.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
33. 33.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
38. 38.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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