Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 450 · 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: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) practising the opening
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
7. 7.True or false: “timing each run” 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) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
21. 21.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
31. 31.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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