Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 436 · 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 only once (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
15. 15.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
16. 16.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
20. 20.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
23. 23.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
33. 33.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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