Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 407 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
24. 24.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
25. 25.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
30. 30.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
32. 32.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
35. 35.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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