Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 497 · 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: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
4. 4.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
8. 8.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
10. 10.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
16. 16.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
26. 26.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
29. 29.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
37. 37.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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