Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 504 · 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: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
5. 5.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
14. 14.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
16. 16.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
24. 24.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself

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