Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 442 · 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.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
5. 5.⏱️ 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) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
13. 13.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
16. 16.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
32. 32.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
34. 34.👪 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
35. 35.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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