Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 401 · 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: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) never
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
11. 11.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
24. 24.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
30. 30.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise

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