Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 383 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ 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) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
15. 15.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
36. 36.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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