Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 440 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
11. 11.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
25. 25.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
26. 26.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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