Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 411 · 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) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
32. 32.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
33. 33.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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