Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 456 · 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: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
11. 11.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
17. 17.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
19. 19.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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