Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 423 · 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.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
9. 9.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
21. 21.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
28. 28.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
33. 33.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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