Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 501 · 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: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
8. 8.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
12. 12.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
20. 20.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
31. 31.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
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) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
38. 38.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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