Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 380 · 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.👪 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
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
8. 8.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
10. 10.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
13. 13.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
25. 25.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
30. 30.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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