Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 389 · 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) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
5. 5.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
7. 7.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
20. 20.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
22. 22.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
27. 27.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) practising the opening
40. 40.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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