Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 409 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) trying the room first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
21. 21.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
27. 27.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day

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