Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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