Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 412 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
9. 9.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
20. 20.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
24. 24.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
32. 32.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
35. 35.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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