Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 462 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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