Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 44 · 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) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
7. 7.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
11. 11.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
21. 21.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
24. 24.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud

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