Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 508 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
2. 2.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) trying the room first
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
9. 9.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
15. 15.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
27. 27.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) timing each run
35. 35.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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