Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 405 · 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.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself

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