Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 42 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.👪 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
23. 23.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early

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