Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 518 · 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 for family (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.👪 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
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
11. 11.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) never
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
14. 14.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
22. 22.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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