Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 382 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
9. 9.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) never
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
30. 30.⏱️ 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) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
31. 31.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise

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