Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 391 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
4. 4.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) after the event
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
14. 14.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
22. 22.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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