Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 441 · 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: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) after the event (d) while speaking
14. 14.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.👪 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
18. 18.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
32. 32.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
38. 38.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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