Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 43 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.👪 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
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
25. 25.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
33. 33.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
36. 36.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family
39. 39.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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