Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 510 · 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: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
24. 24.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage

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