Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 493 · 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: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising out loud
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
8. 8.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
18. 18.⏱️ 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
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
22. 22.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
27. 27.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
30. 30.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise

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