Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 41 · 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: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.⏱️ 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) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
8. 8.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
13. 13.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
24. 24.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
40. 40.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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