Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 485 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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