Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 516 · 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) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
9. 9.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
17. 17.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
23. 23.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
28. 28.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
35. 35.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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