Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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