Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 515 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
16. 16.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
25. 25.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
26. 26.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
35. 35.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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