Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 392 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
4. 4.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) never
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
24. 24.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
28. 28.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently

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