Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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